Conjunctival scarring in trachoma is associated with the HLA-C ligand of KIR and is exacerbated by heterozygosity at KIR2DL2/KIR2DL3.

• Main Authors: Chrissy H Roberts (Author), Sandra Molina (Author), Pateh Makalo (Author), Hassan Joof (Author), Emma M Harding-Esch (Author), Sarah E Burr (Author), David C W Mabey (Author), Robin L Bailey (Author), Matthew J Burton (Author), Martin J Holland (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Chlamydia trachomatis is globally the predominant infectious cause of blindness and one of the most common bacterial causes of sexually transmitted infection. Infections of the conjunctiva cause the blinding disease trachoma, an immuno-pathological disease that is characterised by chronic conjunctiv...