Novel Association of Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor Genes with EBV-infectious Diseases in Children / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
;
(12): 303-307, 2015.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) which are mainly expressed on natural killer (NK) cells are implicated in many virus infections. However, it is unclear whether or not KIRs are associated with susceptibility to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection related diseases. Therefore, the purpose of our study was to investigate possible correlation between polymorphisms of KIR genes and infectious mononucleosis (IM)/EBV-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (EBV-HLH). The polymorphisms of KIR genes were detected by polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP). The results would contribute to clarify the association of KIRs with EBV induced diseases, and provide new insights into the role of NK cells and innate immune response against viral infections and/or subsequent progression.
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Assunto principal:
Fisiologia
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Polimorfismo Genético
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Virologia
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Células Matadoras Naturais
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Estudos de Casos e Controles
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China
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Herpesvirus Humano 4
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Progressão da Doença
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Alergia e Imunologia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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