Kir-hla genes and maternal infant HIV-1 transmission

Natural Killer (NK) cells are an essential part of the immune system capable of controlling several viral infections, including HIV-1. Moreover, several studies have linked specific NK cell receptors, termed killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR), and their human leukocyte antigen (HLA) ligands...

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Main Author: Hong, Heather Alanna
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/18430