Immunogenetics - Defence by diversity

被引:26
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Hill, AVS [1 ]
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[1] Univ Oxford, Wellcome Trust Ctr Human Genet, Oxford, England
[2] Univ Oxford, Inst Mol Med, Oxford, England
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10.1038/19431
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The variety of human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) is yet another level of variation in the immune system, and it's long been thought that HLAs may be associated with susceptibility to disease. Two large-scale studies now strengthen this view, linking HLAs with susceptibility after infection with HIV-1 and the human T-lymphotropic virus-1.
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