Article
Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor gene polymorphisms in patients with leukemia: possible association with susceptibility to the disease.
Leukemia research - 1 Jan 2010
Zhang Yan, Wang Bo, Ye Shihui, Liu Sheng, Liu Mengli, Shen Chunmei, Teng Yan, Qi Jun
Abstract excerpt
Accumulating evidences suggest that killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) contribute to the pathogenesis of diverse kinds of diseases. However, the functions and effects of KIR gene polymorphisms in the development of diseases remain largely unknown, especially about the activating KIR genes. To investigate the association of KIR gene polymorphisms with subtypes of leukemia, we carried out the present...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
