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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
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Mechanisms of T Cell Dysfunction in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Viral Associated Carcinoma
DownloadFall 2023
T cell exhaustion compromises anti-tumor immunity, and a sustained elevation of coinhibitory receptors is a hallmark of T cell exhaustion in solid tumors. Similarly, upregulation of co-inhibitory receptors has been reported in T cells in hematological cancers such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia...
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Polyfunctional CD8+CD226+RUNX2hi effector T cells are diminished in advanced stages of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
DownloadFall 2024
Background: CD8+ T cells, in particular, those expressing the co-stimulatory molecule CD226, play crucial roles against malignancies. However, their role in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), which is an immunosuppressive disease, has yet to be explored. Therefore, further studies are needed to...