qKAT: a high-throughput qPCR method for KIR gene copy number and haplotype determination

Defining KIR and HLA Class I Genotypes at Highest Resolution via High-Throughput Sequencing

(2016) Paul J. Norman et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

STAT4-associated natural killer cell tolerance following liver transplantation

(2016) K M Jamil et al.   GUT

LILRA6 copy number variation correlates with susceptibility to atopic dermatitis

(2016) M. R. López-Álvarez et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Schizophrenia risk from complex variation of complement component 4

(2016) Aswin Sekar et al.   NATURE

Critical Role of CD2 Co-stimulation in Adaptive Natural Killer Cell Responses Revealed in NKG2C-Deficient Humans

(2016) Lisa L. Liu et al.   Cell Reports

Imputation of KIR Types from SNP Variation Data

(2015) Damjan Vukcevic et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

2DL1, 2DL2 and 2DL3 all contribute to KIR phenotype variability on human NK cells

(2015) S E Dunphy et al.   GENES AND IMMUNITY

KIR haplotypes are associated with late-onset type 1 diabetes in European–American families

(2015) J A Traherne et al.   GENES AND IMMUNITY

Surveillance of cell and tissue perturbation by receptors in the LRC

(2015) John Trowsdale et al.   IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Functional and genetic diversity of leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor and implication for disease associations

(2015) Kouyuki Hirayasu et al.   JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

AKIR Bcentromeric region present in Africans but not Europeans protects pregnant women from pre-eclampsia

(2015) Annettee Nakimuli et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The interaction of genetic determinants in the outcome of HCV infection: evidence for discrete immunological pathways

(2015) T. J. Hydes et al.   TISSUE ANTIGENS

A hybrid qPCR/SNP array approach allows cost efficient assessment of KIR gene copy numbers in large samples

(2014) Nikolas Pontikos et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Tracing dynamic expansion of human NK-cell subsets by high-resolution analysis of KIR repertoires and cellular differentiation

(2014) Vivien Béziat et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Peptide selectivity discriminates NK cells from KIR2DL2- and KIR2DL3-positive individuals

(2014) Sorcha Cassidy et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Killer immunoglobulin-like receptor gene repertoire influences viral load of primary human cytomegalovirus infection in renal transplant patients

(2014) D C Jones et al.   GENES AND IMMUNITY

KIR diversity in Māori and Polynesians: populations in which HLA-B is not a significant KIR ligand

(2014) Neda Nemat-Gorgani et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

HLA variants related to primary sclerosing cholangitis influence rejection after liver transplantation

(2014) Bjarte Fosby   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor gene linkage and copy number variation analysis by droplet digital PCR

(2014) Chrissy h Roberts et al.   Genome Medicine

Influence of KIR gene copy number on natural killer cell education

(2013) V. Beziat et al.   BLOOD

NK cell responses to cytomegalovirus infection lead to stable imprints in the human KIR repertoire and involve activating KIRs

(2013) V. Beziat et al.   BLOOD

Recombinant structures expand and contract inter and intragenic diversification at the KIR locus

(2013) Chul-Woo Pyo et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Diversity of the human LILRB3/A6 locus encoding a myeloid inhibitory and activating receptor pair

(2013) Arman A. Bashirova et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Copy number and nucleotide variation of the LILR family of myelomonocytic cell activating and inhibitory receptors

(2013) María R. López-Álvarez et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes and their HLA-C ligands in a Ugandan population

(2013) Annettee Nakimuli et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Copy number variation in autoimmunity - importance hidden in complexity?

(2012) Lina M. Olsson et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Copy number variation leads to considerable diversity for B but not A haplotypes of the human KIR genes encoding NK cell receptors

(2012) W. Jiang et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Characterization of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor genetics and comprehensive genotyping by pyrosequencing in rhesus macaques

(2011) Anna J Moreland et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Copy Number Variation of KIR Genes Influences HIV-1 Control

(2011) Kimberly Pelak et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Killer Ig-like receptor-mediated control of natural killer cell alloreactivity in haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

(2010) L. Moretta et al.   BLOOD

Different Patterns of Evolution in the Centromeric and Telomeric Regions of Group A and B Haplotypes of the Human Killer Cell Ig-Like Receptor Locus

(2010) Chul-Woo Pyo et al.   PLoS One

Heptaplex real-time PCR for the identification and quantification of DNA from beef, pork, chicken, turkey, horse meat, sheep (mutton) and goat

(2009) René Köppel et al.   EUROPEAN FOOD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

Meiotic recombination generates rich diversity in NK cell receptor genes, alleles, and haplotypes

(2009) P. J. Norman et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Mechanisms of copy number variation and hybrid gene formation in the KIR immune gene complex

(2009) James A. Traherne et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

A novel duplex SSP-PCR typing method forKIRgene profiling

(2009) E. Ashouri et al.   TISSUE ANTIGENS

Copy Number Variation of CCL3-like Genes Affects Rate of Progression to Simian-AIDS in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

(2009) Jeremiah D. Degenhardt et al.   PLoS Genetics

Analyzing real-time PCR data by the comparative CT method

(2008) Thomas D Schmittgen et al.   Nature Protocols

Modeling genetic inheritance of copy number variations

(2008) Kai Wang et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Alleles and intron polymorphism of KIR3DL1 shown by combination of allele group-specific primers and sequencing

(2008) J. Y. Sun et al.   TISSUE ANTIGENS

Genetic Control of Variegated KIR Gene Expression: Polymorphisms of the Bi-Directional KIR3DL1 Promoter Are Associated with Distinct Frequencies of Gene Expression

(2008) Hongchuan Li et al.   PLoS Genetics