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What will be an ideal response?
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B. Tumor cells that lack HLA class I are more susceptible to attack by NK cells. The inhibitory receptor on NK cells fails to engage normally, and this causes tumor cell killing after the activation and release of cytotoxic molecules by the NK cell.
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