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ArticleMedical microbiology and immunology2017

The impact of KIR-HLA genotype on hepatitis B virus clearance in Iranian infected individuals.

Alireza Shah-Hosseini, Mohammad Jafari, Asadollah Mohammadi, Roozbeh Sanaei, Seyed Moayed Alavian, Amin Doosti-Irani, Mehrnoush Nooradeh Keykavousi, Nader Tajik

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Article in Medical microbiology and immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Role of Killer Ig-like Receptors in Diseases from A to Z.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  3. Molecular epidemiology; New but impressive.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2018
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Alireza Shah-HosseiniImmunology Research Center (IRC), Institute of Immunology and Infectious Disease, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad JafariImmunology Research Center (IRC), Institute of Immunology and Infectious Disease, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Asadollah MohammadiImmunology Research Center (IRC), Institute of Immunology and Infectious Disease, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Roozbeh SanaeiImmunology Research Center (IRC), Institute of Immunology and Infectious Disease, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Moayed AlavianBaqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amin Doosti-IraniDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Science, Hamadan, Iran.
Mehrnoush Nooradeh KeykavousiDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nader TajikImmunology Research Center (IRC), Institute of Immunology and Infectious Disease, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. tajik.n@iums.ac.ir.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRBaqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences · IRGerash University of Medical Sciences · IRHamedan University of Medical Sciences · IRMashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Killer cell immunoglobulin like receptors (KIRs) have a principal role in regulating the effector functions of NK cells, particularly in viral infections. The major ligands for KIRs are human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules. The aim of this study is to investigate the possible association of KIR genes, their known HLA ligands and compound KIR-HLA genotypes with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Our study group consisted of 202 Iranian HBV-infected patients (52 spontaneously recovered, 50 asymptomatic carriers, 50 chronic sufferers and 50with liver cirrhosis) and 100 ethnic-matched healthy control subjects. KIR and HLA genotyping was performed by a polymerase chain reaction-sequence-specific primer (PCR-SSP). The frequencies of the KIR2DL5A, KIR2DS1, and KIR3DS1 genes were significantly elevated in recovered individuals when compared with both control and patient groups. Also, KIR2DL5, and KIR3DP1 full were escalated in recovered individuals in comparison with patient groups. In addition, HLA-Bw4 ligand and HLA-A Bw4 were highly frequent in recovered individuals compared with healthy controls. Furthermore, the KIR3DS1 + HLA-Bw4, KIR3DS1 + HLA-Bw4

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeAdultFemaleGene FrequencyGenotyping TechniquesHepatitis BHumansIranMaleMiddle AgedPhosphoproteinsPolymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, KIRYoung AdultLa protein, humanPhosphoproteinsReceptors, KIRGenotypingHBV infectionHLA ligand genesKIR genesNK cells

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