Design and validation of a multiplex specific primer-directed polymerase chain reaction assay for killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor genetic profiling

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-148

  Abalos, A T ^a,b   Eggers, R ^b   Hogan, M ^b   Nielson, C M ^c   Giuliano, A R ^d   Harris, R B ^a   Thompson, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Genomics USA Inc   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Killer cell immunoglobulin like receptor genotyping; Killer cell immunoglobulin like receptors; Multiplex polymerase chain reaction; Specific primer directed polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DNA; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DNA PRIMERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, KIR;

EID: 78650932541     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2010.01588.x     Document Type: Article

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