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Association of KIR2DL2 polymorphism rs2756923 with type 1 diabetes and preliminary evidence for lack of inhibition through HLA-C1 ligand binding.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jun 2009
Ramos-Lopez E, Scholten F, Aminkeng F, Wild C, Kalhes H, Seidl C, Tonn T, Van der Auwera B, Badenhoop K
Abstract excerpt
Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) on chromosome 19q13.4 regulate the function of not only human natural killer (NK) cells but also T cells. An increase in activating KIR- human leucocyte antigen ligand pairs has been associated with an additional risk to develop type 1 diabetes (T1D). T1D families [n = 184 (552 individuals); n = 176 (528 subjects)], unrelated T1D patients (n = 380; n = 394) and...
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