'Unleashed' natural killers hinder HIV.

A new study reports that specific combinations of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor and HLA-B alleles influence AIDS progression and plasma HIV RNA levels in HIV-infected individuals. These results suggest that natural killer cells have an important role in recognizing and limiting HIV infection....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Altfeld, M, Goulder, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007