Cutting edge: resistance to HIV-1 infection among African female sex workers is associated with inhibitory KIR in the absence of their HLA ligands

W Jennes; S Verheyden; C Demanet; CA Adjé-Touré; B Vuylsteke; JN Nkengasong; L Kestens

Cutting edge: resistance to HIV-1 infection among African female sex workers is associated with inhibitory KIR in the absence of their HLA ligands

W Jennes, S Verheyden, C Demanet, CA Adjé-Touré, B Vuylsteke, JN Nkengasong, L Kestens

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Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Immunology
Volume	177
Issue number	10
Pages (from-to)	6588-6592
ISSN	0022-1767
Publication status	Published - 2006

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Viral diseases
HIV-1
Prostitutes
Disease resistance
Immune response
Acquired immunity
T-cells
Natural killer cells
Receptors
HLA ligands
C“te d'Ivoire
Africa-West

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Cutting edge: resistance to HIV-1 infection among African female sex workers is associated with inhibitory KIR in the absence of their HLA ligands. / Jennes, W; Verheyden, S; Demanet, C; Adjé-Touré, CA; Vuylsteke, B; Nkengasong, JN; Kestens, L.

In: Journal of Immunology, Vol. 177, No. 10, 2006, p. 6588-6592.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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