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Association between γ marker, human leucocyte antigens and killer immunoglobulin-like receptors and the natural course of human cytomegalovirus infection: a pilot study performed in a Sicilian population.
Immunology - 1 Apr 2018
Di Bona Danilo, Accardi Giulia, Aiello Anna, Bilancia Massimo, Candore Giuseppina, Colomba Claudia, Caruso Calogero, Duro Giovanni, Gambino Caterina M, Macchia Luigi, Pandey Janardan P
Abstract excerpt
Natural killer (NK) cells provide a major defence against human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection through the interaction of their surface receptors, including the activating and inhibitory killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs), and human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules. Also γ marker (GM) allotypes, able to influence the NK antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity, appear to be involved in...
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