Does the KIR2DS5 gene protect from some human diseases?

BACKGROUND: KIR2DS5 gene encodes an activating natural killer cell receptor whose ligand is not known. It was recently reported to affect the outcome of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In our studies on KIR2DS5 gene associations with human diseases, we compar...

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Main Authors: Izabela Nowak, Edyta Majorczyk, Andrzej Wiśniewski, Andrzej Pawlik, Maria Magott-Procelewska, Ewa Passowicz-Muszyńska, Jacek Malejczyk, Rafał Płoski, Sebastian Giebel, Ewa Barcz, Aleksandra Zoń-Giebel, Andrzej Malinowski, Henryk Tchórzewski, Arkadiusz Chlebicki, Wioleta Łuszczek, Maciej Kurpisz, Marian Gryboś, Jacek Wilczyński, Piotr Wiland, David Senitzer, Ji-Yao Sun, Renata Jankowska, Marian Klinger, Piotr Kuśnierczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2928722?pdf=render