Article
Human diversity in killer cell inhibitory receptor genes.
Immunity - 1 Dec 1997
Uhrberg M, Valiante N M, Shum B P, Shilling H G, Lienert-Weidenbach K, Corliss B, Tyan D, Lanier L L, Parham P
Abstract excerpt
The presence and expression of killer inhibitory receptor (KIR) and CD94:NKG2 genes from 68 donors were analyzed using molecular typing techniques. The genes encoding CD94:NKG2 receptors were present in each person, but KIR gene possession varied. Most individuals expressed inhibitory KIR for the...
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