Possible polyphyletic origin of major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related gene A (MICA) alleles

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-43

  Choy, Mun Kit ^a   Phipps, Maude E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alleles; MICA; Phylogenetics; Polyphyly; Transmembrane trinucleotide repeat

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GORILLA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLAS 1 CHAIN RELATED GENE A; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; POLYPHYLY; PRIMATE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSMEMBRANE TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; GENES, MHC CLASS I; GORILLA GORILLA; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

MICA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0042171641     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2444-8     Document Type: Article

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