Killer Ig-like receptor gene content diversity and haplotype analysis in Chinese Han population in Shanghai

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 396-399

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Hsu, Katharine C ^b   Liu, Xiao Rong ^b   Yang, Jue Qin ^a   Yao, Fang Juan ^a   Xu, Ling Di ^b   Bo, Dupont ^b   Fan, Li An ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Genomic diversity; Genotype; Haplotype; Killer Ig like receptors; Polymerase chain reaction sequence specific primer

Indexed keywords

DNA; FREQUENCIES; GENES; HEALTH CARE;

GENE CONTENTS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

GENE PRODUCT; KILLER IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PSEUDOGENE;

CHINA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0142043515     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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