Association of the killer immunoglobulin-like receptor genes KIR2DS1 and KIR2DS4 with pediatric autoimmune hepatitis type I in Egypt

Abstract Background Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) are considered to be the key receptors that control the development and function of human natural killer cells which play complex mechanisms in autoimmune diseases. We aimed in this study to assess possible associations between kill...

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Main Authors: Ola Galal Behairy, Ola Samir El-Shimi, Naglaa Hamed Shalan, Shaymaa Mohamed Baghdady
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-09-01
Series:Egyptian Liver Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43066-021-00145-0