Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor gene diversity in a Southern Brazilian population from the state of Paraná

Human Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 872-876

  Rudnick, Cristiane Conceição Chagas ^a   Franceschi, Danilo Santana Alessio ^a   Marangon, Amanda Vansan ^a   Guelsin, Gláucia Andréia Soares ^a   Sell, Ana Maria ^a   Visentainer, Jeane Eliete Laguila ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genotype; HLA class I; KIR; NK cells; Population study

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HLA SYSTEM; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR GENE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, KIR;

EID: 57149148093     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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