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[Relationship between expression of inhibitory killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor HLA-Cw ligand and susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease].
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi - 2 Dec 2008
Zhang Hui-Xia, Li Ji-Chang, Liu Zhan-Ju
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the distribution of different phenotypes of inhibitory killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (iKIR) and its ligand HLA-Cw in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and to explore whether iKIR/HLA-Cw combinations are associated with IBD susceptibility. METHODS: Peripheral blood samples were collected from 100 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), 73 patients with Crohn's...
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