title: Immunogenetics of killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors.
abstract: The immunogenetics of cell-surface antigens began with the study of red cells and then moved onto the white cells. HLA class I antigens were analyzed on leukocytes and HLA class II antigens on B cells. In the last decade the natural killer (NK) cell has become a target for immunogeneticists, in particular the family of genes encoding the killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs).
authors.affiliation: Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5126, USA. peropa@leland.stanford.edu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parham
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006239:Haplotypes; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014180:Transplantation; D019737:Transplants
chemical_list: D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic