Multiple copies of KIR 3DL/S1 and KIR 2DL4 genes identified in a number of individuals

Human Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 729-732

  Williams, Fionnuala ^a,c   Maxwell, Lynn D ^a   Halfpenny, Iris A ^a,b   Meenagh, Ashley ^a   Sleator, Carole ^a   Curran, Martin D ^a   Middleton, Derek ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene duplication; KIR 2DL4; KIR 3DL S1; SSOP

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE KIR 2DL4; GENE KIR 3DL S1; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; KILLER IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR GENE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038683667     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(03)00089-2     Document Type: Article

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