OriginalKIR-HLA clase i y tuberculosis pulmonar en población amerindia del Chaco, ArgentinaKIR-HLA class i and pulmonary tuberculosis in the Amerindian population in Chaco, Argentina

Introduction The susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is multifactorial, thus genetic factors such as HLA and immunoglobulins-like killer receptors (KIR) could be predisposed to the development of the disease. Aim To evaluate whether any HLA class i allele and its combination with KIR could be related to the development of TB in the Wichi Amerindian community in north-eastern Argentina.