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| Title |
A hybrid qPCR/SNP array approach allows cost efficient assessment of KIR gene copy numbers in large samples
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| Published in |
BMC Genomics, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2164-15-274 |
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| Authors |
Nikolas Pontikos, Deborah J Smyth, Helen Schuilenburg, Joanna MM Howson, Neil M Walker, Oliver S Burren, Hui Guo, Suna Onengut-Gumuscu, Wei-Min Chen, Patrick Concannon, Stephen S Rich, Jyothi Jayaraman, Wei Jiang, James A Traherne, John Trowsdale, John A Todd, Chris Wallace |
| Abstract |
Killer Immunoglobulin-like Receptors (KIRs) are surface receptors of natural killer cells that bind to their corresponding Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) class I ligands, making them interesting candidate genes for HLA-associated autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, allelic and copy number variation in the KIR region effectively mask it from standard genome-wide association studies: single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) probes targeting the region are often discarded by standard genotype callers since they exhibit variable cluster numbers. Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) assays address this issue. However, their cost is prohibitive at the sample sizes required for detecting effects typically observed in complex genetic diseases. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 67% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 1 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 26 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 24 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 10 | 38% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 19% |
| Professor | 2 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 8% |
| Other | 2 | 8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 31% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 23% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 8% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 12% |
| Unknown | 4 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 January 2024.
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#7,640,258
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Outputs from BMC Genomics
#3,252
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#68,186
of 233,672 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Genomics
#37
of 167 outputs
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