Insights into the interplay between KIR gene frequencies and chronic HBV infection in Burkina Faso
Author(s) -
Pegdwendé Abel Sorgho,
Jeremy Martinson,
Florencia Wendkuuni Djigma,
Albert Théophane Yonli,
Bolni Marius Nagalo,
Rebeca Tégwindé COMPAORE,
Dorcas ObiriYeboah,
Diarra BIRAMA,
Herman Karim Sombié,
Arsène Zongo,
Abdoul Karim Ouattara,
Serge Théophile Soubeïga,
Lassina Traoré,
Lewis R. Roberts,
Jacques Simporé
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 2035-3006
DOI - 10.4084/mjhid.2018.060
Subject(s) - medicine , gene , virology , immunology , bioinformatics , genetics , biology
Our data showed evidence of a correlation between the risk of developing chronic HBV infection and certain KIR gene frequencies and also show that KIR3DL1, KIR3DL2, KIR2DS1 might confer a protective status against chronic HBV infection.
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