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Killer immunoglobulin-like receptor locus polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 1 Jul 2012
Jelcić Ilijas, Hsu Katharine C, Kakalacheva Kristina, Breiden Petra, Dupont Bo, Uhrberg Markus, Martin Roland, Münz Christian, Lünemann Jan D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to analyze whether inhibitory and activating killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I alleles defined by their KIR binding motifs are associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) susceptibility or severity. METHOD: We performed a population-based case-control study in 321 patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) and...
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