Genomic organization of a human killer cell inhibitory receptor gene

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 574-579

  Wilson, M J ^a   Torkar, M ^a   Trowsdale, J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosome 19q13.4; Genomic structure; Killer cell inhibitory receptor NKAT 2a

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 19Q; EXON; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STOP CODON;

EID: 0030969982     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1997.tb02804.x     Document Type: Article

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