2004
MICA and recovery from hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus infections
Karacki P, Gao X, Thio C, Thomas D, Goedert J, Vlahov D, Kaslow R, Strathdee S, Hilgartner M, O'Brien S, Carrington M. MICA and recovery from hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus infections. Genes & Immunity 2004, 5: 261-266. PMID: 15029237, DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusHepatitis B virus infectionChronic hepatitis BB virus infectionHepatitis BC virusVirus infectionMICA polymorphismNatural killer cellsHBV infectionHCV infectionHepatitis CKiller cellsViral clearanceViral persistenceT cellsStudy populationMICA allelesSignificant associationInfectionFurther investigationVirusAssociationPersonsDifferential distribution
2002
HLA-Cw*04 and Hepatitis C Virus Persistence
Thio C, Gao X, Goedert J, Vlahov D, Nelson K, Hilgartner M, O'Brien S, Karacki P, Astemborski J, Carrington M, Thomas D. HLA-Cw*04 and Hepatitis C Virus Persistence. Journal Of Virology 2002, 76: 4792-4797. PMID: 11967296, PMCID: PMC136132, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.10.4792-4797.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman leukocyte antigenHCV infectionViral persistenceAcute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionAssociation of HLAHepatitis C virus infectionHepatitis C virus (HCV) persistenceKiller immunoglobulin-like receptorsClass I human leukocyte antigenEarly host immune responseC virus infectionHCV RNA levelsNatural killer cellsImmunoglobulin-like receptorsCytolytic T cellsHost immune responsePolymorphic HLA genesHCV clearanceHCV persistenceKiller cellsViral clearanceLeukocyte antigenPx groupForeign antigensT cells