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Activating killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors 3DS1 and 2DS1 protect against developing the severe form of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.
Human immunology - 1 Feb 2010
Bonagura Vincent R, Du Zeying, Ashouri Elham, Luo Lihui, Hatam Lynda J, DeVoti James A, Rosenthal David W, Steinberg Bettie M, Abramson Allan L, Gjertson David W, Reed Elaine F, Rajalingam Raja
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The polymorphic killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) control natural killer (NK) cell response against viral infection and tumor transformation. Here we investigated if select KIR genes are associated with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP), a rare disease of the larynx and upp...
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