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Further References:
- Yu J, Heller G, Chewning J, Kim S, Yokoyama WM, Hsu KC. Hierarchy of the human natural killer cell response is determined by class and quantity of inhibitory receptors for self-HLA-B and HLA-C ligands. J Immunol 2007;179(9):5977-89.
- Gourraud PA, Meenagh A, Anne Cambon-Thomsen A, Middleton D. Linkage disequilibrium organization of the human KIR superlocus. Immunogenetics 2010;62(11-12):729-40 (open access)
See also:
MICA Polymorphisms in Conserved Extended Haplotypes - EFI 2006 Poster (see also Dorak, 2006)
Online Resources
KIR Nomenclature Report 2002: Immunogenetics (PDF); Eur J Immunogenet; Tissue Antigens; Hum Immunol
KIR Gene Cluster (Online NCBI Publication) by Carrington & Norman
KIR Sequence Database ( NCBI-dbLRC )
HGNC KIR Gene Family Nomenclature
IHW NK Receptors and HLA Polymorphism
NCBI ENTREZ Gene for most current nomenclature on gene names and further details
Natural Killer Cell Recognition of Target Cells by David Hoskin
NK Cell Information (Collaborative NK Cell Encyclopedia) including NK Cell Journal Screen
M.Tevfik Dorak, M.D., Ph.D.
25 July 2011
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