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Distribution of KIR genes in the Iranian population.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jul 2009
Tajik N, Shahsavar F, Mousavi T, Radjabzadeh M F
Abstract excerpt
Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) are a family of inhibitory and activating receptors that are expressed mainly by natural killer cells. The KIR gene family is highly polymorphic, and its genomic diversity is achieved through differences in gene content as well as allelic polymorphism. The number of KIR loci has been reported to be various among individuals and therefore resulting in different KIR...
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