Article
Triplet repeat polymorphism in the transmembrane region of the MICA gene: a strong association of six GCT repetitions with Behçet disease.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Feb 1997
Mizuki N, Ota M, Kimura M, Ohno S, Ando H, Katsuyama Y, Yamazaki M, Watanabe K, Goto K, Nakamura S, Bahram S, Inoko H
Abstract excerpt
A member of a novel family of the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I genes termed MIC (MHC class I chain-related genes), MICA, has been recently identified near the HLA-B gene on the short arm of human chromosome 6. The predicted amino acid sequence of the MICA chain suggests th...
Topics
- Asian People
- B-Lymphocytes
- Base Sequence
- Behcet Syndrome
- Cell Line
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6
- Cosmids
- Exons
- Female
- HLA-B Antigens
- HLA-B51 Antigen
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I