PRIMERS, METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTING KILLER-CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN-LIKE RECEPTOR ALLELES

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention describe primer pairs, methods and kits for identifying and/or detecting killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) alleles. The present primer sets include one or more primer pairs that can produce amplicons specific for an individual KIR allele and that are less than 1000 bp in size. Additionally, the primer sets can target intra-exon and/or extracellular domains of KIR alleles for amplification.