Open AccessNatural Killer Cell Responses to HIV-1 Peptides are Associated With More Activating KIR Genes and HLA-C Genes of the C1 Allotype
Author(s) -
Caroline T. Tiemessen,
Maria Paximadis,
Gregory Minevich,
Robert Winchester,
Sharon Shalekoff,
Glenda Gray,
Gayle Sherman,
Ashraf Coovadia,
Louise Kuhn
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e3182174a76
Subject(s) - allotype , human leukocyte antigen , immunology , genotype , allele , biology , gene , viral load , antigen , genetics , virus
What characterizes individuals whose natural killer (NK) cells are able to respond to HIV-1 peptides is not known.