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

• Main Authors: Christiane Maria Ayo (Author), Pâmela Guimarães Reis (Author), Márcia Machado de Oliveira Dalalio (Author), Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer (Author), Camila de Freitas Oliveira (Author), Silvana Marques de Araújo (Author), Divina Seila de Oliveira Marques (Author), Ana Maria Sell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: 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...