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Defining KIR and HLA Class I Genotypes at Highest Resolution via High-Throughput Sequencing.
American journal of human genetics - 4 Aug 2016
Norman Paul J, Hollenbach Jill A, Nemat-Gorgani Neda, Marin Wesley M, Norberg Steven J, Ashouri Elham, Jayaraman Jyothi, Wroblewski Emily E, Trowsdale John, Rajalingam Raja, Oksenberg Jorge R, Chiaroni Jacques, Guethlein Lisbeth A, Traherne James A, Ronaghi Mostafa, Parham Peter
Abstract excerpt
The physiological functions of natural killer (NK) cells in human immunity and reproduction depend upon diverse interactions between killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and their HLA class I ligands: HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-C. The genomic regions containing the KIR and HLA class I genes are unlinked, structurally complex, and highly polymorphic. They are also strongly associated with a wide spectrum of...
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