Tuberculosis (TB) is still remains the major threat for human health worldwide. Several case-
control, candidate-gene, family studies and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) …

Polymorphisms of vitamin D receptors (VDRs), ApaI, BsmI, FokI, and TaqI might affect
susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB). In this systematic review and meta-analysis, all published …

Humans vary widely in their susceptibility to tuberculosis. While only a minority will progress
to disease, the majority of healthy individuals exposed to M ycobacterium tuberculosis …

Familial risk of tuberculosis (TB) has been recognized for centuries. Largely through studies
of mono-and dizygotic twin concordance rates, studies of families with Mendelian …

Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) are encoded by one of the most polymorphic
families in the human genome. KIRs are expressed on natural killer (NK) cells, which have …

Background: Daily intake of air is 30 Ib as compared with 2-Ib of food and 4½ of water.
Thereby, breathing-contaminated air is as harmful as drinking or eating contaminated water …

We investigate the role of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes and human
leukocyte antigen class-I (HLA) variants in susceptibility to tuberculosis in a South African …

Background: Natural killer (NK) cells are the effector cells of innate immunity that respond to
infection and tumor. Interactions between killer cell immunoglobulin like receptors (KIR) and …

NK cells are vital components of innate immune system and are the first cells which come
into picture mediating resistance against intracellular pathogens. NK cell cytotoxicity is …

The non-classical human leukocyte antigens (HLA)-G could be generally considered as a
potent tolerogenic molecule, which modulates immune responses. HLA-G due to the …