Table 1.

Frequencies of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes in chronic HBV patients (n=37) and patients with spontaneous remission (n=36).

	Gene	Chronic HBV patients		Patients with spontaneous remission		p value
		Number	%	Number	%
Inhibitory KIRs	2DL1	35	94.6	34	94.4	1.000
	2DL2	20	54.1	24	66.7	0.341
	2DL3	13	35.1	10	27.8	0.616
	2DL4	37	100.0	36	100.0	1.000
	2DL5	22	59.5	17	47.2	0.352
	3DL1	26	78.4	29	80.6	0.417
	3DL2	37	100.0	36	100.0	1.000
	3DL3	37	100.0	36	100.0	1.000
Activating KIRs	2DS1	18	48.6	15	41.7	0.640
	2DS2	20	54.1	23	63.9	0.478
	2DS3	14	37.8	9	25.0	0.315
	2DS4	36	97.3	34	94.4	0.615
	2DS5	15	40.5	12	33.3	0.63
	3DS1	7	18.9	8	22.2	0.778
Pseudogene	2DP1	34	91.9	34	94.4	1.000
	3DP1	37	100.0	36	100.0	1.000