Article
Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors and falciparum malaria in southwest Nigeria.
Human immunology - 1 Aug 2014
Olaniyan Subulade A, Amodu Olukemi K, Yindom Louis-Marie, Conway David J, Aka Peter, Bakare Adekunle A, Omotade Olayemi O
Abstract excerpt
Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) are a group of natural killer cell receptors (NKRs) that regulate NK-cell-mediated production of interferon gamma (IFN-γ) in response to infection. These receptors have recently been suggested to influence the severity of clinical Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection. We examined the KIR locus in relation to malaria in children from southwest Nigeria. Sequence...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
