Significant association of KIR2DL3-HLA-C1 combination with cerebral malaria and implications for co-evolution of KIR and HLA.

Significant association of KIR2DL3-HLA-C1 combination with cerebral malaria and implications for co-evolution of KIR and HLA.

Cerebral malaria is a major, life-threatening complication of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, and has very high mortality rate. In murine malaria models, natural killer (NK) cell responses have been shown to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria. To investigate the role of NK ce...

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Main Authors: Kouyuki Hirayasu, Jun Ohashi, Koichi Kashiwase, Hathairad Hananantachai, Izumi Naka, Atsuko Ogawa, Minoko Takanashi, Masahiro Satake, Kazunori Nakajima, Peter Parham, Hisashi Arase, Katsushi Tokunaga, Jintana Patarapotikul, Toshio Yabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3297587?pdf=render

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