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Distribution of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor genes and combinations with HLA-C ligands in an isolated Han population in southwest China.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jul 2011
Shi L, Shi L, Tao Y, Lin K, Liu S, Yu L, Yang Z, Yi W, Huang X, Sun H, Chu J, Yao Y
Abstract excerpt
Human natural killer cells express killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs), which interact with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules. KIR/HLA combinations play an important role in innate and adaptive immunity. In the current study, 16 KIR genes were analyzed in an isolated Han group living in the Fengyandong (FYDH) region in the Yunnan province of southwest China. The framework KIR genes...
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