IPD-KIR Database

KIR Nomenclature

During discussion at the WHO Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System meeting in Victoria, Canada in May 2002, it was decided to form a sub-committee to co-ordinate the naming of alleles of the genes encoding the Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptors (KIR) (1). Details of the decisions made by the KIR Nomenclature Committee for KIR gene, allele, haplotype and genotype nomenclature are given under the following sections below. The full report of their discussions is also available (2).

• Genes - includes list of known KIR genes
• Alleles - includes full nomenclature tables for each locus
• Haplotypes
• Genotypes

References

All references are linked to the PubMed abstract where possible.

1. Marsh SGE, Albert ED, Bodmer WF, Bontrop RE, Dupont B, Erlich HA, Hansen JA, Mach B, Mayr WR, Parham P, Petersdorf EW, Sasazuki T, Schreuder GMTh, Strominger JL, Svejgaard A, Terasaki PI
   Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, 2002
   European Journal of Immunogenetics (2002) 29:463-517
   Human Immunology (2002) 63:1213-1268
   Tissue Antigens (2002) 60:407-464 ( Abstract)
2. Marsh SGE, Parham P, Dupont B, Geraghty DE, Trowsdale J, Middleton D, Vilches C, Carrington M, Witt C, Guethlein LA, Shilling H, Garcia CA, Hsu KC, Wain H.
   Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptors (KIR) Nomenclature Report, 2002
   Tissue Antigens (2003) 62:79-86 (Abstract)
   Immunogenetics (2003) 55:220-226 (Abstract)
   Human Immunology (2003) 64:648-654 (Abstract)
   European Journal of Immunogenetics (2003) 30:229-234 (Abstract)
   Journal of Immunological Methods (2003) 281:1-8

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