Evidence for recombination as a mechanism for KIR diversification

Immunogenetics

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 413-416

  Shilling, H G ^a   Lienert Weidenbach, K ^a   Valiante, N M ^a   Uhrberg, M ^a   Parham, P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene conversion; KIR; Natural killer cell; Recombination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0031727869     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050453     Document Type: Article

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