Characterization of Natural Killer Cells in HIV Patients Beginning Therapy with a High Burden of Cytomegalovirus.

CONCLUSION: A subpopulation of NK cells expressing NKG2C was induced by CMV replication in HIV patients heterozygous for a deletion in this gene. Individuals with an abundant NKG2C+ and LIR-1+ NK cells displayed lower levels of CMV reactive antibody. PMID: 30422022 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Immunological Investigations)

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