Distribution of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors genotypes in the Lebanese population

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-71

  Mahfouz, R ^a   Rayes, R ^a   Mahfoud, Z ^a   Bazarbachi, A ^a   Zaatari, G ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Genotype; KIR; Lebanese; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LEBANON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH ASIA;

DEMOGRAPHY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LEBANON; PREVALENCE; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC;

EID: 33745125709     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2006.00605.x     Document Type: Article

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