The high polymorphism of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) genes is generally considered to be a result of pathogen-mediated balancing selection. Such selection may operate in the form of heteroz
Human chromosome 19q13.4 contains genes encoding killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR). Reported haplotype lengths range from 67 to 269 kb and contain 4 to 18 genes. The region has certain p
Additional file 4. LTEEG data and analysis. This Excel file contains 3 sheets: the first with the gene-chromosome association, the second with the analysis, and the third presents excluded genes. It f