Interestingly, flow cytometric analysis of surface expression of NKp46 and NKp30 revealed the same pattern, with MFI of 402 and 2650 respectively in HD, 337 and 2060 in patients with B-CLL and 432 and 2240 in patients with SLL (Supplementary Figure S3). The gene discussed is NCR3; the disease is B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.