The role of killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes in susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

Volume: 67, Issue: 9, Pages: 727 - 736
Published: Jun 4, 2018
Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease, which involves the gut and comprises of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Immune cells, including natural killer (NK) cells, play an important role in the pathogenesis of the disease. Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) are NK cell surface receptors, which ligate to the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and have inhibitory or activating...
Paper Details
Title
The role of killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes in susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease: systematic review and meta-analysis
Published Date
Jun 4, 2018
Volume
67
Issue
9
Pages
727 - 736
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