Distribution of killer cell immunoglobulinlike receptors in the Macedonian population

Human Immunology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-288

  Djulejic, Eli ^a   Petlichkovski, Aleksandar ^a   Trajkov, Dejan ^a   Hristomanova, Slavica ^a   Middleton, Derek ^b   Spiroski, Mirko ^a  

^a SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY OF SKOPJE   (Macedonia)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene polymorphism; Genetic distance; Killer immunoglobulinlike receptor (KIR); KIR genotyping; Macedonian population; PCR SSP

Indexed keywords

KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL1; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL2; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL3; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL4; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL5; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DP1; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DS1; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DS2; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DS3; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DS5; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 3DL1; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 3DL2; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 3DL3; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 3DP1; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 3DS1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOGENETICS; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); NORMAL HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROMANIA; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); MALE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, KIR; SOFTWARE;

EID: 77149134630     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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