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Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors and HLA act both independently and synergistically to modify HIV disease progression.
Genes and immunity - 1 Dec 2005
Gaudieri S, DeSantis D, McKinnon E, Moore C, Nolan D, Witt C S, Mallal S A, Christiansen F T
Abstract excerpt
Variation in the host response to infection by pathogens including HIV-1 may be conferred by polymorphic genetic factors such as HLA and killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) genes. Here, we examined KIR and HLA genotype effects on pretreatment viral load, rate of CD4(+) T-cell decline and progression to AIDS among adult HIV-1-infected patients within the Western Australian HIV Study Cohort. In this study,...
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