Conjunctival scarring in trachoma is associated with the HLA-C ligand of KIR and is exacerbated by heterozygosity at KIR2DL2/KIR2DL3.

<h4>Background</h4>Chlamydia trachomatis is globally the predominant infectious cause of blindness and one of the most common bacterial causes of sexually transmitted infection. Infections of the conjunctiva cause the blinding disease trachoma, an immuno-pathological disease that is char...

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الحاوية / القاعدة:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
المؤلفون الرئيسيون:	Chrissy H Roberts, Sandra Molina, Pateh Makalo, Hassan Joof, Emma M Harding-Esch, Sarah E Burr, David C W Mabey, Robin L Bailey, Matthew J Burton, Martin J Holland
التنسيق:	مقال
اللغة:	الإنجليزية
منشور في:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-03-01
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002744