NK cells and T lymphocytes isolated from Balb/c mouse spleens were first preincubated with the anti-NKG2D mAb or a control IgG (ctrl IgG) before coculture with CML-RAE-1γ-Dex or PBS. This evidence concerns the gene KLRK1 and chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR-ABL1 positive.