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The impact of KIR-HLA genotype on hepatitis B virus clearance in Iranian infected individuals.
Medical microbiology and immunology - 1 Dec 2017
Shah-Hosseini Alireza, Jafari Mohammad, Mohammadi Asadollah, Sanaei Roozbeh, Alavian Seyed Moayed, Doosti-Irani Amin, Nooradeh Keykavousi Mehrnoush, Tajik Nader
Abstract excerpt
Killer cell immunoglobulin like receptors (KIRs) have a principal role in regulating the effector functions of NK cells, particularly in viral infections. The major ligands for KIRs are human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules. The aim of this study is to investigate the possible association of KIR genes, their known HLA ligands and compound KIR-HLA genotypes with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Our...
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