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High-Resolution Characterization of KIR Genes in a Large North American Cohort Reveals Novel Details of Structural and Sequence Diversity by Amorim, Leonardo M, Augusto, Danillo G, Nemat-Gorgani, Neda, Montero-Martin, Gonzalo, Marin, Wesley M, Shams, Hengameh, Dandekar, Ravi, Caillier, Stacy, Parham, Peter, Fernández-Viña, Marcelo A, Oksenberg, Jorge R, Norman, Paul J, Hollenbach, Jill A

“…The ) region is characterized by structural variation and high sequence similarity among genes, imposing technical difficulties for analysis. We undertook the…”
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in KIR2DL1 Is Associated With HLA-C Expression in Global Populations by Vargas, Luciana de Brito, Dourado, Renata M, Amorim, Leonardo M, Ho, Brenda, Calonga-Solís, Verónica, Issler, Hellen C, Marin, Wesley M, Beltrame, Marcia H, Petzl-Erler, Maria Luiza, Hollenbach, Jill A, Augusto, Danillo G

“…Regulation of NK cell activity is mediated through killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) ability to recognize human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I…”
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Variation in genes implicated in B‐cell development and antibody production affects susceptibility to pemphigus by Calonga‐Solís, Verónica, Amorim, Leonardo M., Farias, Ticiana D. J., Petzl‐Erler, Maria Luiza, Malheiros, Danielle, Augusto, Danillo G.

“…Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is an autoimmune blistering skin disease characterized by the presence of pathogenic autoantibodies against desmoglein 1, a component…”
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KIR and HLA genotyping of Japanese descendants from Curitiba, a city of predominantly European ancestry from Southern Brazil by Augusto, Danillo G, Amorim, Leonardo M, Farias, Ticiana D.J, Petzl-Erler, Maria Luiza

“…Abstract We hereby report the KIR gene frequencies and the frequencies of HLA ligands of KIR for Brazilians of Japanese ancestry. A total of 51 individuals…”
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Cost‐effective and fast KIR gene‐content genotyping by multiplex melting curve analysis by Amorim, Leonardo M., Santos, Tiago H. S., Hollenbach, Jill A., Norman, Paul J., Marin, Wesley M., Dandekar, Ravi, Ribeiro, Enilze M. S. F., Petzl‐Erler, Maria L., Augusto, Danillo G.

“…Killer cell immunoglobulin‐like receptor (KIR) genes encode cell surface molecules that recognize HLA molecules and modulate the activity of natural killer…”
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