Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptors and Their HLA Ligands are Related with the Immunopathology of Chagas Disease.

• Главные авторы: Christiane Maria Ayo (Автор), Pâmela Guimarães Reis (Автор), Márcia Machado de Oliveira Dalalio (Автор), Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer (Автор), Camila de Freitas Oliveira (Автор), Silvana Marques de Araújo (Автор), Divina Seila de Oliveira Marques (Автор), Ana Maria Sell (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes and their human leucocyte antigen (HLA) ligands in the susceptibility of chronic Chagas disease. This case-control study enrolled 131 serologically-diagnosed Chagas disease patients (59 men...