Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients have been reported to have different HLA class II allele profiles depending on oligoclonal bands (OCBs) in the cerebrospinal fluid, but HLA class I alleles and killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) ligands have not been studied. We investigated the association of HLA alleles and KIR ligands according to OCB status in MS patients (n=3876). Specific KIR ligands were associated with patients when compared to controls (n=3148), supporting a role for NK cells in MS pathogenesis. HLA class I alleles and KIR ligands did not differ between OCB phenotypes, but HLA class II associations were convincingly replicated.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Neuroimmunology |
Volume | 274 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
Pages (from-to) | 174-179 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 0165-5728 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Sept 2014 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Female
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Haplotypes
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Humans
- Killer Cells, Natural
- Ligands
- Male
- Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
- Oligoclonal Bands
- Phenotype
- Receptors, KIR2DL1
- Receptors, KIR2DL2
- Receptors, KIR2DL3
- Registries