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The effects of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes on susceptibility to severe COVID-19 in the Iranian population.
BMC immunology - 28 Jun 2024
Karami Narges, Barani Shaghik, Fani Mona, Meri Seppo, Shafiei Reza, Kalantar Kurosh
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Variations in the innate and adaptive immune response systems are linked to variations in the severity of COVID-19. Natural killer cell (NK) function is regulated by sophisticated receptor system including Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) family. We aimed to investigate the impact of possessing certain KIR genes and genotypes on COVID19 severity in Iranians. KIR genotyping was performed...
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