Novel intronic variants of MICB (MHC class I chain-related gene B)

Authors
Fischer, G Arguello, JR Perez-Rodriguez, M Cox, ST McWhinnie, A Marsh, SGE Madrigal, JA
Citation
G. Fischer et al., Novel intronic variants of MICB (MHC class I chain-related gene B), EUR J IMM, 26(6), 1999, pp. 399-404
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOGENETICS
ISSN journal
09607420 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
399 - 404
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-7420(199912)26:6<399:NIVOM(>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We report an eight-nucleotide duplication in intron 4 of the MICB allele 01 021, which was found in samples from different ethnic backgrounds and in as sociation with several HLA-B alleles. We suggest that this new MICB allele is evolutionarily older than HLA-B alleles.