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Description: When the Fc receptors interact with Fc regions of antibodies bound to cancer cells, the NK cell releases perforin and granzyme, leading to cancer cell apoptosis.
Title: Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity
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Author: Simon Caulton
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