The effects of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes on susceptibility to severe COVID-19 in the Iranian population

Abstract Background Variations in the innate and adaptive immune response systems are linked to variations in the severity of COVID-19. Natural killer cell (NK) function is regulated by sophisticated receptor system including Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) family. We aimed to investi...

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Published in:	BMC Immunology
Main Authors:	Narges Karami, Shaghik Barani, Mona Fani, Seppo Meri, Reza Shafiei, Kurosh Kalantar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-06-01
Subjects:	COVID-19 Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) NK cell
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12865-024-00631-1