Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor allele discrimination by high-resolution melting

Human Immunology

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 858-863

  Gonzalez, Asensio ^a   McErlean, Colum ^a   Meenagh, Ashley ^a   Shovlin, Tanya ^a   Middleton, Derek ^b  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alleles; Genotyping; High resolution melting; Killer cell immunoglobulin like receptor; Real time polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL4; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DS4; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 3DL2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; DNA PROBES; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, KIR; RECEPTORS, KIR2DL4; RECEPTORS, KIR3DL2;

EID: 70349332489     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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