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Distribution of killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor genes in Eastern mainland Chinese Han and Taiwanese Han populations.
Tissue antigens - 1 Dec 2009
Wu G-Q, Zhao Y-M, Lai X-Y, Yang K-L, Zhu F-M, Zhang W, Wang W, Luo Y, Tan Y-M, Wang Y-J, Cao W-J, Huang H
Abstract excerpt
The interaction between killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules expressed on target cells is known to modulate the cytolytic activity of natural killer (NK) cells. To date, a wide range of KIR genotypes has been observed, which varies among different ethnic populations. We report here comparison of the KIR gene content and genotypic structure of KIRs in 106...
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