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(Abstract P113). The frequency of intratumour NKG2A+ NK cells is increased in HCC. (A, B) The percentage of NKG2A-expressing NK cells in healthy livers (N=17) and IT (N=28) and PT (N=25) from HCC patients. The differences in the cumulative data were calculated using a two-tailed paired Student’s t test. (C) NKG2A expression in NK cells from the paired central tumour and PT from each HCC patient (N=23). (D) The correlation between NKG2A expression in hepatic NK cells from IT and the serum AFP and ALT levels and tumour diameters of HCC patients. Spearman’s correlation coefficients are shown.