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Associations of killer cell immunoglobulin like receptors with rheumatoid arthritis among North Indian population.
Human immunology - 1 Aug 2014
Prakash Swayam, Alam Shahnawaz, Bharadwaj Uddalak, Aggarwal Amita, Mishra Ram Nath, Agrawal Suraksha
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INTRODUCTION: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune and chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) expressed on surface of natural killer cells and CD28 null T-cells which are present in synovial membrane of RA. The present study has evaluated associations of KIR genes with RA among North Indian population from Uttar Pradesh. MATERIALS AND METHODS: KIR...
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