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The KIR2DL2/HLA-C1C1 Gene Pairing Is Associated With an Increased Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2022
Hu Song, Shao Zuoyu, Ni Wei, Sun Pan, Qiao Jialu, Wan Hexing, Huang Yi, Liu Xiaolong, Zhai Haoyang, Xiao Mingzhong, Sun Binlian
Abstract excerpt
SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent for the global COVID-19 pandemic; however, the interaction between virus and host is not well characterized. Natural killer cells play a key role in the early phase of the antiviral response, and their primary functions are dependent on signaling through the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR). This study measured the association between KIR/HLA class I ligand pairings...
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