KIR diversity in three ethnic populations of Assam state, Northeast India

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-52

  Dutta, A ^a   Lourembam, S D ^a   Pradhan, S ^a   Baruah, S ^a  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adivasi; Ahom; Kachari; Killer immunoglobulin like receptor

Indexed keywords

KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHINESE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONGOLOID RACE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; THAILAND;

ETHNIC GROUPS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INDIA; PHYLOGENY; RECEPTORS, KIR;

EID: 84879797838     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tan.12134     Document Type: Article

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