Article
Activating killer immunoglobulin-like receptors genes are associated with increased susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 May 2015
Díaz-Peña R, Vidal-Castiñeira J R, Mulero J, Sánchez A, Queiro R, López-Larrea C
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to analyse the association of specific killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) genes and haplotypes with susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and its different clinical manifestations in a Spanish population. The presence or absence of all KIR genes was studied for their association with AS. A total of 176 patients with AS and 435 healthy control subjects were selected...
Topics
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Genotyping Techniques
- HLA-B27 Antigen
- Humans
- Male
- Receptors, KIR
- Receptors, KIR3DS1
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing
