ImmunologybioRxiv
Genetically Determined Strength of Natural Killer Cells is Enhanced by Adaptive HLA class I Admixture in East Asians
Z. Deng, J. Zhen, G. F. Harrison…·P. J. Norman
The paper shows that East Asian populations, particularly the Chinese Southern Han, have enhanced NK cell strength due to genetic admixture and natural selection of HLA class I alleles that interact with inhibitory KIR receptors.
DOI 10.1093/molbev/msab053