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Presence of more activating KIR genes is associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Endocrine - 1 Aug 2014
Ashouri Elham, Dabbaghmanesh Mohammad Hossein, Ranjbar Omrani Gholamhossein
Abstract excerpt
Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) regulate the effector function of natural killer (NK) cells and the subset of T cells with memory phenotype. The number and type of genes that encode KIR receptors substantially varied between individuals and between populations. Specific KIR receptors are known to be associated with certain diseases. The present study was undertaken to investigate if any specific...
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