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. 2020 Jul;96(1):135-136.
doi: 10.1111/tan.13875. Epub 2020 Mar 30.

A novel full-length two-domain KIR2DL5A allele isolated in Zimbabwean samples: KIR2DL5A*0010104

Lisa van Pul  1 , Edith Majonga  2   3 , Rashida Ferrand  2   3 , Sarah L Rowland-Jones  1 , Louis-Marie Yindom  1
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A novel full-length two-domain KIR2DL5A allele isolated in Zimbabwean samples: KIR2DL5A*0010104

Lisa van Pul et al. HLA. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

The novel allele KIR2DL5A*0010104 differs from that of KIR2DL5A*0010101 with eight single intronic nucleotide changes.

Keywords: KIR2DL5; SBT; Zimbabwe; new allele.

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The authors have declared no conflicting interests.

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