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Natural killer cell receptor variants and chronic hepatitis B virus infection in the Vietnamese population.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2020
Auer Eduardo Delabio, Tong Hoang Van, Amorim Leonardo Maldaner, Malheiros Danielle, Hoan Nghiem Xuan, Issler Hellen Caroline, Petzl-Erler Maria Luiza, Beltrame Márcia Holsbach, Boldt Angelica Beate Winter, Toan Nguyen Linh, Song Le Huu, Velavan Thirumalaisamy P, Augusto Danillo G
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OBJECTIVES: Genes of host immunity play an important role in disease pathogenesis and are determinants of clinical courses of infections, including hepatitis B virus (HBV). Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR), expressed on the surface of natural killer cells (NK), regulate NK cell cytotoxicity by interacting with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules and are candidates for influencing the...
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