A polymorphism in human CD1A is associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis.
CD1 proteins are antigen-presenting molecules that evolved to present lipids rather than peptides to T cells. However, unlike major histocompatibility complex genes, CD1 genes show low rates of polymorphism and have not been clearly associated with human disease. We report that an intronic polymorph...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Journal article |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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2014
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