AR van der Slik, BPC Koeleman, W Verduijn, GJ … - Diabetes, 2003 - Am Diabetes Assoc Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) modulate natural killer cell and T-cell function
by interacting with HLA class 1 ligands on target cells. Both KIR and HLA are highly
polymorphic. We studied the influence of KIR and HLA class 1 genes on the susceptibility ... Cited by 108 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►jimmunol.org MP Martin, G Nelson, JH Lee, F Pellett, X … - The Journal of …, 2002 - Am Assoc Immnol NK cell activity is partially controlled through interactions between killer Ig-like receptors
(KIR) on NK cells and their respective HLA class I ligands. Independent segregation of HLA and
KIR genes, along with KIR specificity for particular HLA allotypes, raises the possibility ... Cited by 172 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
JH Yen, BE Moore, T Nakajima, D Scholl, DJ … - Journal of Experimental …, 2001 - jem.rupress.org Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a heterogeneous syndrome of which a subset of patients develops
vascular inflammation. The genetic determinants that confer risk for rheumatoid vasculitis are
not known, but patients with vascular complications are known to have an expansion of ... Cited by 212 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
T Momot, S Koch, N Hunzelmann, T Krieg, K … - Arthritis Care & … - interscience.wiley.com Scleroderma is an autoimmune disorder of unknown etiology. A genetic contribution has been
demonstrated, and genes influencing activation of the immune system have been potentially
identified as candidate genes in this process. The repertoire of killer cell immunoglobulin- ... Cited by 60 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
Y Suzuki, Y Hamamoto, Y Ogasawara, K Ishikawa … - Journal of Investigative …, 2004 - nature.com To elucidate the association between killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and psoriasis
vulgaris (PV), we typed 14 KIR genes in 96 Japanese cases and 50 healthy controls using PCR
with sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP). Here we report an interesting association ... Cited by 59 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
W Łuszczek, M Mańczak, M Cisło, P Nockowski, A … - Human immunology, 2004 - Elsevier Psoriasis vulgaris, particularly its juvenile form, is strongly associated with the HLA-Cw*06 allele
encoding the HLA-Cw6 molecule. This molecule is recognized by the inhibitory receptor KIR2DL1
and the activatory receptor KIR2DS1, which are expressed on natural killer cells and ... Cited by 52 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►jimmunol.org GW Nelson, MP Martin, D Gladman, J Wade, … - The Journal of …, 2004 - Am Assoc Immnol Functionally relevant combinations of HLA and killer Ig-like receptor (KIR) genotypes influence
resistance to several diseases in humans. Analysis of genetic data from such studies is challenging
because it involves multiple linked and unlinked loci that exert their influence in an ... Cited by 106 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
L Nikitina-Zake, R Rajalingham, I Rumba, CB … - Ann NY Acad …, 2004 - cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn ABSTRACT: T1DM is very common in Sweden and is positively associated with HLA class II
genes. Approximately 89% of the newly diagnosed patients carry the high-risk HLA DR4-DQ8
and DR3-DQ2. The remaining 11% develop T1DM without them. This can be due to ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - View as HTML - All 8 versions
E Naumova, A Mihaylova, K Stoitchkov, M Ivanova, … - Cancer Immunology, …, 2005 - Springer Abstract Antitumor cytotoxicity of NK cells and T cells expressing NK-associated receptors is
regulated by interaction between their cell surface killer immuno- globulin-like receptors
(KIRs) and CD94/NKG2 hete- rodimers with MHC class I ligands on target cells. To test ... Cited by 30 - Related articles - All 3 versions
- ►ncifcrf.gov [PDF] SI Khakoo, CL Thio, MP Martin, CR Brooks, X Gao, J … - Science, 2004 - sciencemag.org Natural killer (NK) cells provide a central defense against viral infection by using inhibitory and
activation receptors for major histocompatibility complex class I molecules as a means of controlling
their activity. We show that genes encoding the inhibitory NK cell receptor KIR2DL3 and ... Cited by 312 - Related articles - All 9 versions
