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Nature Immunology 9, 1099 - 1100 (2008)
doi:10.1038/ni1008-1099
Sensing necrosis with Mincle
Gordon D Brown1
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Gordon D. Brown is with the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa.
e-mail: gordon.brown@mweb.co.za
Abstract
The mechanisms that lead to inflammation after necrotic cell death are poorly understood. New data show that the C-type lectin Mincle is involved in this process.
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