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KIR-HLA-A and B alleles of the Bw4 epitope against HIV infection in discordant heterosexual couples in Chaco Argentina.
Immunology - 1 Oct 2013
Habegger de Sorrentino Alicia, Sinchi Jessica L, Marinic Karina, López Rosana, Iliovich Ernesto
Abstract excerpt
Activating and inhibitory killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) and their ligands HLA-Bw4 (loci A and B) were studied by way of establishing whether they can contribute to protection against HIV-1 infection in highly exposed and persistently seronegative (HESN) patients. Twenty-three HIV-1 serodiscordant heterosexual couples, 100 HIV-1(+) patients and 200 healthy individuals were included in this...
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