Distribution of KIR genes in the Czech population

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-61

  Pavlova, Y ^a   Kolesar, L ^a   Striz, I ^a   Jabor, A ^a   Slavcev, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA C ANTIGEN; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CZECH REPUBLIC; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE;

CZECH REPUBLIC; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; PSEUDOGENES; RECEPTORS, KIR;

EID: 37849007885     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2007.00737.x     Document Type: Article

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