Our present data indicate that an increased percentage of CD69 and CD94 positive NK cells is only present in the blood of patients with squamous cell but not of adeno NSCLC patients and a significant association of the CD94 expression with serum Hsp70 could be also only detected in the group of squamous cell NSCLC patients (Figures 5A,B). This evidence concerns the gene CD69 and non-small cell lung carcinoma.