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Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor gene association with cryptorchidism.
Reproductive biology - 1 Dec 2015
Niepiekło-Miniewska Wanda, Kuśnierczyk Piotr, Havrylyuk Anna, Kamieniczna Marzena, Nakonechnyy Andrij, Chopyak Valentyna, Kurpisz Maciej
Abstract excerpt
Cryptorchidism is a condition where a testis persists in the abdominal cavity. Thus, due to elevated temperature we may expect induction of aberrant immune reactions depending on genetic constitution of individual. This may be reflected by development of anti-sperm antibodies (ASA) in cryptorchid males. Also, natural killer (NK) cells which belong to innate immunity may control adaptive immunity. Therefore, the...
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