The impact of KIR/HLA genes on the risk of developing multibacillary leprosy.
Hugo Vicentin AlvesAmarilis Giaretta de MoraesAfonso Carrasco PepineliBruna Tiaki TiyoQuirino Alves De Lima NetoThais da Silva SantosJorge Juarez Vieira TeixeiraEliane P Ambrosio-AlbuquerqueAna Maria SellJeane Eliete Laguila VisentainerPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)
Our finding suggests that synergetic associations of activating and inhibitory KIR genes may alter the balance between these receptors and thus interfere in the progression of multibacillary leprosy.