METHODS OF THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS USING TARGETING OF CELLS THAT EXPRESS KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN-LIKE RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN

摘要

Certain cells, including types of cancer cells such as KIRHy1, are capable of expressing KIRHy1 mRNA. Targeting using KIRHy1 polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding for KIRHy1 polypeptides and anti-KIRHy1 antibodies provides a method of killing or inhibiting that growth of cancer cells that express the KIRHy1 protein. Methods of therapy and diagnosis of disorders associated with KIRHy1 protein-expressing cells, such as acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), are described.