Distribution of Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptors in the Greek Population

Human Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1167-1176

  Niokou, Dimitra ^a   Spyropoulou Vlachou, Maria ^a   Darlamitsou, Areti ^a   Stavropoulos Giokas, Catherine ^a  

^a KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greek population; KIR; KIR frequencies; KIR genotypes; NK; PCR SSP

Indexed keywords

CD94 ANTIGEN; GENOMIC DNA; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE;

EID: 0345283161     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2003.08.100     Document Type: Article

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