Human-specific evolution of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor recognition of major histocompatibility complex class I molecules

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 367, Issue 1590, 2012, Pages 800-811

  Parham, Peter ^a   Norman, Paul J ^a   Abi Rached, Laurent ^a   Guethlein, Lisbeth A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balancing selection; Major histocompatibility complex; Natural killer cells

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; IMMUNOASSAY; LIGAND; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

HOMINIDAE; MUS; PAN; SIMIAE;

EID: 84856630729     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0266     Document Type: Review

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