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Reproduction, infection and killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor haplotype evolution
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Killer-cell immunoglobulin like receptors (KIRs) are encoded by one of the most polymorphic families in the human genome. KIRs are expressed on Natural Killer (NK) cells, which have dual roles: (i) in fighting infection and (ii) in reproduction, regulating hemochorial placentation. Uniquely among primates, human KIR genes are arranged into two haplotypic combinations: KIR A and KIR B. It has been proposed that KIR A is specialized to fight infection, whilst KIR B evolved to help ensure su...
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- Published
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- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Springer Verlag Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Immunogenetics Journal website
- Volume:
- 68
- Issue:
- 10
- Pages:
- 755–764
- Publication date:
- 2016-01-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-06-24
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1432-1211
- ISSN:
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0093-7711
- Source identifiers:
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634664
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- 2016-07-20
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- Penman et al
- Copyright date:
- 2016
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Copyright © 2016 The Authors.
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