MHC class I molecules and kirs in human history, health and survival

Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome

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Of Mice and Not Men: Differences between Mouse and Human Immunology

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Effectiveness of donor natural killer cell alloreactivity in mismatched hematopoietic transplants

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Natural killer cells and pregnancy

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HLA and NK Cell Inhibitory Receptor Genes in Resolving Hepatitis C Virus Infection

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Epistatic interaction between KIR3DS1 and HLA-B delays the progression to AIDS

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Combinations of Maternal KIR and Fetal HLA-C Genes Influence the Risk of Preeclampsia and Reproductive Success

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Human Diversity in Killer Cell Inhibitory Receptor Genes

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KIR: Diverse, Rapidly Evolving Receptors of Innate and Adaptive Immunity

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Interferon γ Contributes to Initiation of Uterine Vascular Modification, Decidual Integrity, and Uterine Natural Killer Cell Maturation during Normal Murine Pregnancy

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Functionally and Structurally Distinct NK Cell Receptor Repertoires in the Peripheral Blood of Two Human Donors

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A Human Histocompatibility Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-G–specific Receptor Expressed on All Natural Killer Cells

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Natural killer cells and dendritic cells: rendezvous in abused tissues

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Somatic diversification of variable lymphocyte receptors in the agnathan sea lamprey

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Plasticity in the organization and sequences of human KIR/ILT gene families

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Unravelling natural killer cell function: triggering and inhibitory human NK receptors

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Immune functions encoded by the natural killer gene complex

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Survival advantage with KIR ligand incompatibility in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from unrelated donors

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The Bw4 public epitope of HLA-B molecules confers reactivity with natural killer cell clones that express NKB1, a putative HLA receptor.

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HLA-C is the inhibitory ligand that determines dominant resistance to lysis by NK1- and NK2-specific natural killer cells.

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Existence of both inhibitory (p58) and activatory (p50) receptors for HLA-C molecules in human natural killer cells.

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The killer cell immunoglobulin‐like receptor (KIR) genomic region: gene‐order, haplotypes and allelic polymorphism

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Determinants of Antileukemia Effects of Allogeneic NK Cells

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Direct Binding and Functional Transfer of NK Cell Inhibitory Receptors Reveal Novel Patterns of HLA-C Allotype Recognition

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Interplay of natural killer cells and their receptors with the adaptive immune response

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Natural killer cell receptor signaling

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Killer Ig-Like Receptor Haplotype Analysis by Gene Content: Evidence for Genomic Diversity with a Minimum of Six Basic Framework Haplotypes, Each with Multiple Subsets

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Evaluation of KIR ligand incompatibility in mismatched unrelated donor hematopoietic transplants

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Human natural killer cell deficiencies and susceptibility to infection

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Evolution of innate and adaptive immunity: can we draw a line?

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NK3-specific natural killer cells are selectively inhibited by Bw4-positive HLA alleles with isoleucine 80.

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Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I–Recognizing Receptors Are Disease Risk Genes in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Cutting Edge: Susceptibility to Psoriatic Arthritis: Influence of Activating Killer Ig-Like Receptor Genes in the Absence of Specific HLA-C Alleles

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Genetic and Functional Relationships between MHC and NK Receptor Genes

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Recognition of HLA‐A3 and HLA‐A11 by KIR3DL2 is peptide‐specific

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The LILR family: modulators of innate and adaptive immune pathways in health and disease

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Complete MHC Haplotype Sequencing for Common Disease Gene MappingPreprint

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RECOGNITION BY γ/δ T CELLS

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Rapid Evolution of NK Cell Receptor Systems Demonstrated by Comparison of Chimpanzees and Humans

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Cutting Edge: Heterozygote Advantage in Autoimmune Disease: Hierarchy of Protection/Susceptibility Conferred by HLA and Killer Ig-Like Receptor Combinations in Psoriatic Arthritis

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Allelic Polymorphism Synergizes with Variable Gene Content to Individualize Human KIR Genotype

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KIR2DL4 (CD158d), an NK Cell-Activating Receptor with Inhibitory Potential

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Different NK Cell Surface Phenotypes Defined by the DX9 Antibody Are Due to KIR3DL1 Gene Polymorphism

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Definition of gene content for nine common group B haplotypes of the Caucasoid population: KIR haplotypes contain between seven and eleven KIR genes

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Crucial Role of DNA Methylation in Determination of Clonally Distributed Killer Cell Ig-like Receptor Expression Patterns in NK Cells

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Genetic Control of Human NK Cell Repertoire

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The enigma of the natural killer cell

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KIR in Type 1 Diabetes

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DNA Methylation Maintains Allele-specific KIR Gene Expression in Human Natural Killer Cells

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The Protein Made from a Common Allele of KIR3DL1 ( 3DL1*004 ) Is Poorly Expressed at Cell Surfaces due to Substitution at Positions 86 in Ig Domain 0 and 182 in Ig Domain 1

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Role of amino acid position 70 in the binding affinity of p50.1 and p58.1 receptors for HLA‐Cw4 molecules

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Genetic Divergence of the Rhesus Macaque Major Histocompatibility ComplexPreprint

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Activation of a Subset of Human NK Cells upon Contact with Plasmodium falciparum -Infected Erythrocytes

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Predominance of group A KIR haplotypes in Japanese associated with diverse NK cell repertoires of KIR expression

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Leukocyte Ig-like receptor complex (LRC) in mice and men

Martin, A. M., Kulski, J. K., Witt, C. S., Pontarotti, P., & Christiansen, F. (2002) · Trends in Immunology · doi:10.1016/s1471-4906(01)02155-x · Cited by 186

KIR2DL4 Is an IL-2-Regulated NK Cell Receptor That Exhibits Limited Expression in Humans but Triggers Strong IFN-γ Production

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Species‐specific evolution of MHC class I genes in the higher primates

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A structural perspective on MHC class I recognition by killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors

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The impact of donor KIR and patient HLA-C genotypes on outcome following HLA-identical sibling hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for myeloid leukemia

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Differential binding to HLA-C of p50-activating and p58-inhibitory natural killer cell receptors

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IL‐21 induces both rapid maturation of human CD34+ cell precursors towards NK cells and acquisition of surface killer Ig‐like receptors

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Mini‐review: Defense strategies and immunity‐related genes

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Demonstration of aberrant T‐cell and natural killer‐cell antigen expression in all cases of granular lymphocytic leukaemia

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Variation Within the Human Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor ( KIR) Gene Family

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CD158k/KIR3DL2 Is a New Phenotypic Marker of Sezary Cells: Relevance for the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Sezary Syndrome

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Gene for the activating natural killer cell receptor, KIR2DS1, is associated with susceptibility to psoriasis vulgaris

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Alloreactive killer cells: hindrance and help for haematopoietic transplants

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Relevance of KIR gene polymorphisms in bone marrow transplantation outcome

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A common KIR2DS4 deletion variant in the human that predicts a soluble KIR molecule analogous to the KIR1D molecule observed in the rhesus monkey

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The beneficial role of inhibitory KIR genes of HLA class I NK epitopes in haploidentically mismatched stem cell allografts may be masked by residual donor‐alloreactive T cells causing GVHD

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Role of KIR ligand incompatibility in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using unrelated donors

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On the origins of the adaptive immune system: novel insights from invertebrates and cold-blooded vertebrates

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Association of killer cell immunoglobulin‐like receptors with scleroderma

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The primary structure of HLA-A32 suggests a region involved in formation of the Bw4/Bw6 epitopes.

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The Repertoire of Killer Cell Ig-Like Receptor and CD94:NKG2A Receptors in T Cells: Clones Sharing Identical αβ TCR Rearrangement Express Highly Diverse Killer Cell Ig-Like Receptor Patterns

Uhrberg, M., Valiante, N. M., Young, N. T., Lanier, L. L., Phillips, J. H., & Parham, P. (2001) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.166.6.3923 · Cited by 136

Genetic Polymorphisms of Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors Are Associated with Susceptibility to Psoriasis Vulgaris

Suzuki, Y., Hamamoto, Y., Ogasawara, Y., Ishikawa, K., Yoshikawa, Y., Sasazuki, T., & Muto, M. (2004) · Journal of Investigative Dermatology · doi:10.1111/j.0022-202x.2004.22517.x · Cited by 135

Cutting Edge: Expansion of the KIR Locus by Unequal Crossing Over

Martin, M. P., Bashirova, A. A., Traherne, J. A., Trowsdale, J., & Carrington, M. N. (2003) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.171.5.2192 · Cited by 134

KIR2DL4 (CD158d) Genotype Influences Expression and Function in NK Cells

Goodridge, J. P., Witt, C. S., Christiansen, F., & Warren, H. S. (2003) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.171.4.1768 · Cited by 132

The ever‐expanding Ly49 gene family: repertoire and signaling

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Comparative genomic analysis, diversity and evolution of two KIR haplotypes A and B

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Identification of natural killer cell receptor phenotypes associated with leukemia

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Single haplotype analysis demonstrates rapid evolution of the killer immunoglobulin-like receptor ( KIR ) loci in primatesPreprint

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Domain Shuffling Has Been the Main Mechanism Forming New Hominoid Killer Cell Ig-Like Receptors

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Expression and function of KIR and natural cytotoxicity receptors in NK-type lymphoproliferative diseases of granular lymphocytes

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The chromosomal duplication model of the major histocompatibility complex

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Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Studies of Psoriasis Susceptibility Reveals Linkage to Chromosomes 6p21 and 4q28–q31 in Caucasian and Chinese Hans Population

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Formation of the Killer Ig-Like Receptor Repertoire on CD4+CD28null T Cells

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The double life of NK receptors: stimulation or co-stimulation?

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Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) nomenclature report, 2002

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The regulation of lymphocyte activation by inhibitory receptors

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