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[KIR-HLA class i and pulmonary tuberculosis in the Amerindian population in Chaco, Argentina].
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Nov 2014
Habegger de Sorrentino Alicia, Pardo Raúl, Marinic Karina, Duarte Sonia C, Lotero Carlos
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is multifactorial, thus genetic factors such as HLA and immunoglobulins-like killer receptors (KIR) could be predisposed to the development of the disease. Aim To evaluate whether any HLA classi allele and its combination with KIR could be related to the development of TB in the Wichi Amerindian community in north-eastern Argentina. METHODS: A cohort...
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