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Conjunctival scarring in trachoma is associated with the HLA-C ligand of KIR and is exacerbated by heterozygosity at KIR2DL2/KIR2DL3.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Mar 2014

Roberts Chrissy H, Molina Sandra, Makalo Pateh, Joof Hassan, Harding-Esch Emma M, Burr Sarah E, Mabey David C W, Bailey Robin L, Burton Matthew J, Holland Martin J

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BACKGROUND: Chlamydia trachomatis is globally the predominant infectious cause of blindness and one of the most common bacterial causes of sexually transmitted infection. Infections of the conjunctiva cause the blinding disease trachoma, an immuno-pathological disease that is characterised by chronic conjunctival inflammation and fibrosis. The polymorphic Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptors (KIR) are found...

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PMID: 24651768
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002744
PMCID: PMC3961204

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