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Combination of KIR 2DL2 and HLA-C1 (Asn 80) confers susceptibility to type 1 diabetes in Latvians.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Dec 2008
Shastry A, Sedimbi S K, Rajalingam R, Nikitina-Zake L, Rumba I, Wigzell H, Sanjeevi C B
Abstract excerpt
Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) are known to modulate natural killer (NK) and NK T-cell function by interacting with human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class I ligands on target cells. The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of KIR2D genes with their HLA-C ligands in susceptibility to type 1 diabetes. A total of 98 type 1 diabetes patients and 70 healthy subjects from Latvia were typed for...
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