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HLA-C and KIR permutations influence chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk.
JCI insight - 8 Oct 2021
Mkorombindo Takudzwa, Tran-Nguyen Thi K, Yuan Kaiyu, Zhang Yingze, Xue Jianmin, Criner Gerard J, Kim Young-Il, Pilewski Joseph M, Gaggar Amit, Cho Michael H, Sciurba Frank C, Duncan Steven R
Abstract excerpt
A role for hereditary influences in the susceptibility for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is widely recognized. Cytotoxic lymphocytes are implicated in COPD pathogenesis, and functions of these leukocytes are modulated by interactions between their killer cell Ig-like receptors (KIR) and human leukocyte antigen-Class I (HLA-Class I) molecules on target cells. We hypothesized HLA-Class I and KIR...
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