KIR genes

被引:62
作者
Middleton, D [1 ]
Williams, F
Halfpenny, IA
机构
[1] Belfast City Hosp, No Ireland Reg Histocompatibil & Immunogenet Lab, Belfast BT9 7AD, Antrim, North Ireland
[2] Univ Ulster, Sch Biomed Sci, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Londonderry, North Ireland
关键词
KIR genes and alleles; nomenclature; haplotypes; sequence specific oligonucleotide probes (SSOP);
D O I
10.1016/j.trim.2005.03.002
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
This review updates the on-going investigations into KIR genes and their alleles with the main emphasis on what has taken place in this laboratory over the last 3 years. (C) 2005 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.
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页码:135 / 142
页数:8
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