Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. As a
result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the global TB mortality rate in …

Host genetic factors are a major contributing factor to the inter‐individual variation observed
in response to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and are linked to resistance to …

Behçet disease (BD) is a multisystem inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. BD has a
multifactorial pathogenesis, and genetics plays a critical role in the development of the …

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) with strong abilities to suppress HIV-1 replication and
recognize circulating HIV-1 could be key for both HIV-1 cure and prophylaxis. We recently …

The association of autoimmune diseases with HLA has been known for many decades. To
date, however, the underlying mechanisms have not been fully understood. The recently …

Human leukocyte antigen HLA-B alleles have better protective activity against HIV-1 than
HLA-A alleles, possibly due to differences in HLA-restricted HIV-1-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T …

Background. Identification of specific HLA alleles and T-cell epitopes that influence the
course of BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) infection after kidney transplantation (KTx), including …

Abstract Background Cancer-testis antigens (CTAs) and tumour-associated antigens (TAAs)
are frequently expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, the role of tumour …

Tuberculosis (TB) is the frequent major opportunistic infection in HIV-infected patients, and is
the leading cause of mortality among HIV-infected patients. Genetic susceptibility to TB in …

Delayed HIV-1 disease progression is associated with a single nucleotide polymorphism
upstream of the HLA-C gene that correlates with differential expression of the HLA-C Ag …