Article
Association between KIR-HLA combination and ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease in a Japanese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Saito Hiromi, Hirayama Atsuhiro, Umemura Takeji, Joshita Satoru, Mukawa Kenji, Suga Tomoaki, Tanaka Eiji, Ota Masao
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) consists of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). Natural killer cell responses play a crucial role in autoimmune disease through innate immunity, in which killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) are closely involved. Although the genetic combination of KIRs with their specific HLA class I ligands has been associated with IBD in Caucasians, such KIR-HLA...
Topics
- Alleles
- Case-Control Studies
- Colitis, Ulcerative
- Crohn Disease
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- HLA Antigens
- Humans
- Japan
