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The killer immunoglobulin-like receptor KIR3DL1 in combination with HLA-Bw4 is protective against mu...

The killer immunoglobulin-like receptor KIR3DL1 in combination with HLA-Bw4 is protective against mu...

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The killer immunoglobulin-like receptor KIR3DL1 in combination with HLA-Bw4 is protective against multiple sclerosis in African Americans

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The killer immunoglobulin-like receptor KIR3DL1 in combination with HLA-Bw4 is protective against multiple sclerosis in African Americans

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Genes and immunity, 2016-04, Vol.17 (3), p.199-202

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

We investigated the role of the
KIR
loci and their
HLA
class I ligands in a large cohort of African American multiple sclerosis (MS) patients (
N
=907) and controls (
N
=1456). No significant differences in carrier frequencies for any
KIR
locus or haplotype were observed between cases and controls. However, examination...

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Full title

The killer immunoglobulin-like receptor KIR3DL1 in combination with HLA-Bw4 is protective against multiple sclerosis in African Americans

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5105680

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5105680

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ISSN

1466-4879

E-ISSN

1476-5470

DOI

10.1038/gene.2016.5

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