Distribution of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor genes in the Chinese Han population

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 556-563

  Jiang, K ^a,b   Zhu, F M ^a   Lv, Q F ^a   Yan, Li Xing ^a,b  

^a BLOOD CENTER OF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; KIR; PCR SSP

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; GENOMIC DNA; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHINESE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; KIR GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 20144362959     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2005.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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