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Disparate distribution of activating and inhibitory killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor genes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Lupus - 1 Jan 2010
Hou Y-F, Zhang Y-C, Jiao Y-L, Wang L-C, Li J-F, Pan Z-L, Yang Q-R, Sun H-S, Zhao Y-R
Abstract excerpt
The genes of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs), which are involved in the activation of T cells and natural killer cells, are highly variable. In recent years, the role of KIRs in autoimmune diseases has received increasing attention. The present study was undertaken to determine t...
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