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 languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Immunology
    Volume177
    Issue number10
    Pages (from-to)6588-6592
    ISSN0022-1767
    Publication statusPublished - 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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