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Identification of a human member of the Ly-49 multigene family
1 Jun 1998
Abstract excerpt
Three classes of multigene family-encoded receptors enable NK cells to discriminate between polymorphic MHC class I molecules: Ly-49 homodimers, CD94/NKG2 heterodimers and the killer cell inhibitory receptors (KIR). Of these, CD94/NKG2 has been characterized in both rodents and humans. In contrast, Ly-49 family members have hitherto been found only in rodents, and KIR molecules only in the human. In this report,...
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