The profile of KIR3DL1 and KIR3DS1 alleles in an African American population resembles that found in African populations

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-66

  Jiang, B ^a   Hou, L ^a   Chen, M ^a   Ng, J ^a   Hurley, C K ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell surface receptor; Natural killer cell; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; KIR3DL1 GENE; KIR3DS1 GENE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALLELES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, KIR3DL1; RECEPTORS, KIR3DS1;

EID: 77953295038     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2010.01468.x     Document Type: Article

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