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CD1A, D and E gene polymorphisms in a North African population from Morocco.
Human immunology - 1 Jul 2016
Aureli Anna, Oumhani Khadija, Del Beato Tiziana, El Aouad Rajae, Piancatelli Daniela
Abstract excerpt
CD1 molecules are specialized in capturing and presenting lipids and glycolipids to distinct subsets of T and NKT cells. Glycolipid presentation could play a significant role in the immune response against microbial infections. There are five closely linked CD1 genes in humans, named CD1A, B, C, D, and E, which all show a limited polymorphism. In this study, exon 2 polymorphisms of CD1A, CD1D and CD1E were...
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