Norman, Paul J.

Population-specific evolution of natural killer cell diversity [electronic resource] / Paul J. Norman. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2011. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (32 min.) : color, sound). - The biomedical & life sciences collection, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: NK cell Diversity; KIR and HLA -- Genetic variety of human immune systems -- Natural killer (NK) cell functions -- HLA and KIR polymorphism -- Genetic association with infectious disease -- Pregnancy syndromes -- Maintenance of diversity in populations -- KIR haplotypes, balancing selection, population bottlenecks, human population diversity -- Natural selection and functional variation, cell-free assays, allelic variants with altered specificities -- Extent of Diversity in Populations -- HLA/KIR compound genotypes and immune identity -- Distribution of viable KIR/HLA interactions -- KIR/HLA in Ancient Humans -- Virtual HLA/KIR genotype of Denisova and Neanderthal -- Distribution of ancient human KIR/HLA alleles in modern humans.

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3055 Henry Stewart Talks


Human genetics--Variation.
Killer cells.
Population genetics.
Evolution, Molecular.
Genetic Variation--genetics.
Genetics, Population.
Humans.
Killer Cells.
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