Genetic host factors may modify the course of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Very
recently, a genome‐wide scan that reported association of the IL28B locus with response to …

Background. Clinical relevance of donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) detected by a single
antigen Luminex virtual crossmatch in pre-transplant serum samples from patients with a …

Objective To investigate the possible association of the CT60A/G marker with systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) in Spanish patients, and to identify the possible CTLA4 haplotype …

Introduction According to genome wide association (GWA) studies as well as candidate
gene approaches, Behçet’s disease (BD) is associated with human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A …

Background. Production of antibodies against donor-specific antigens is one of the central
mechanisms of allograft rejection. This antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is evidenced by …

Objective To assess the possible association between the PTPN22 gene 1858C→T
polymorphism and the predisposition and clinical expression of 2 systemic autoimmune diseases, …

Background The role of anti–human leukocyte antigen (HLA) donor-specific antibodies (DSA)
detected by Luminex in the development of rejection is not fully understood. Methods A …

The cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4, CD152) gene is a positional and functional
candidate gene to susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) because CTLA4 gene …

Natural killer (NK) cells are key components of the innate antiviral immune response. NK
cell function is regulated by the interaction of major histocompatibility complex class I …

Introduction AIRE is a transcriptional regulator playing a functional role in thymocyte education
and negative selection by controlling the expression of peripheral antigens in the thymus. …