Genetic variations in loci relevant to natural killer cell function are affected by ethnicity but are generally not correlated with susceptibility to HIV-1

• Main Authors: Aghafar, M.Z.K.A, Witt, C., Kamarulzaman, A., Ismail, R., Lederman, M.M., Rodriguez, B., Senitzer, D., Lee, S., Price, P.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4583/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Polymorphisms in cell surface receptors of natural killer cells and their ligands on target cells can affect susceptibility to viral infections including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1. We found that the carriage of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G minus 14-bp polymorphism, LILRB1 single nu...