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

Abstrakt

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.