HLA-B51 and HLA-B27*02 are the strongest risk factor associated with the preval ence of Behcet's Disease (BD). The activating natural killer cell Immunoglobulin -like receptor (KIR) 3DL1 binds to the Bw4 motif shared by these BD-associated a lleles, HLA-B
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Thesis (M.S.)--American University of Beirut, Dept. of Biology, 2007.;"Advisor: Dr. Nadine Darwiche, Associate Professor, Biology--Co-advisor: Dr. Rami Mahfouz, Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine--Member of Committee: Dr. Thurayya Aray
