Distribution of KIR genes in the population of unrelated individuals homozygous for ancestral haplotype AH8.1 (HLA-A1B8DR3)

Abstract

Despite the independent segregation of genes encoding killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) and human leukocyte antigen (HLA),there is some evidence of some kind of co-evolution. Therefore, one could expect reduced KIR diversity within the HLA restricted population.

Keywords

• Distribution
• KIR
• genes
• population
• unrelated
• individuals
• homozygous
• for
• ancestral
• haplotype
• AH8.1
• HLA-A1B8DR3