Conjunctival Scarring in Trachoma Is Associated with the HLA-C Ligand of KIR and Is Exacerbated by Heterozygosity at KIR2DL2/KIR2DL3

BACKGROUND: Chlamydia trachomatis is globally the predominant infectious cause of blindness and one of the most common bacterial causes of sexually transmitted infection. Infections of the conjunctiva cause the blinding disease trachoma, an immuno-pathological disease that is characterised by chroni...

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Autores principales: Roberts, Chrissy h., Molina, Sandra, Makalo, Pateh, Joof, Hassan, Harding-Esch, Emma M., Burr, Sarah E., Mabey, David C. W., Bailey, Robin L., Burton, Matthew J., Holland, Martin J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3961204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24651768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002744

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3961204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24651768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002744

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