KIR2DL1gene is a surrogate marker of protection against infection-related hospitalisation among HIV-1 unexposed versus exposed uninfected infants in Cameroon
Abstract:Background: HIV-exposed uninfected infants (HEU) experience appear more vulnerable to infections compared to their HIV-unexposed uninfected (HUU) peers, generally attributed to poor passive immunity acquired from the mother. This may be due to some genetic factors that could alter the immune system. We thus sought to determine the distribution of Killer Cells Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor (KIR) genes in HEU versus HUU, and study the association between KIR profiling and occurrence of infection-related hospitali… Show more
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