A novel HLA-A*6816 allele possibly generated by a point mutation in a Chilean from Punta Arenas (Magellan Strait) E. Gómez-CasadoJ. Martínez-LasoA. Arnaiz-Villena ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 257 - 260
Founder effect for a 26-bp deletion in the RFXANK gene in North African major histocompatibility complex class II-deficient patients belonging to complementation group B W. WiszniewskiM. -C. FondanecheB. Lisowska-Grospierre ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 261 - 267
The genomic organization and evolution of the natural killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) gene cluster A. M. MartinE. M. FreitasF. T. Christiansen ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 268 - 280
CC-chemokine receptor 5 polymorphism and age of onset in familial multiple sclerosis The Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Group:L. F. BarcellosJ. R. Oksenberg ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 281 - 288
Role of nuclear factor-κ B in the expression by tumor necrosis factor-α of the human polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR ) gene N. Takenouchi-OhkuboT. TakahashiI. Moro ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 289 - 295
A polymorphism of the rat T-cell receptor β-chain variable gene 13 (BV13S1) correlates with the frequency of BV13S1-positive CD4 cells M. StienekemeierK. HofmannT. Herrmann ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 296 - 305
Molecular cloning of transmembrane and soluble forms of a novel rat natural killer cell receptor related to 2B4 P. R. KumaresanS. E. SteppP. A. Mathew ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 306 - 313
A high incidence of Shigella-induced arthritis in a primate species: major histocompatibility complex class I molecules associated with resistance and susceptiblity, and their relationship to HLA-B27 J. A. UrvaterS. N. McAdamD. I. Watkins ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 314 - 325
Characterization of the Ly49I promoter P. GosselinA. P. MakrigiannisS. K. Anderson ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 326 - 331
Molecular cloning of the gene for interleukin-1β from Xenopus laevis and analysis of expression in vivo and in vitro J. ZouS. BirdC. J. Secombes ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 332 - 338
Molecular and functional characterization of a fish inducible-type nitric oxide synthase J. P. J. SaeijR. J. M. StetG. F. Wiegertjes ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 339 - 346
Molecular characterization of a new member of the immunoglobulin superfamily that potentially functions in T-cell activation and development D. M. RubleD. N. Foster ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 347 - 357
Cloning, chromosomal location, and tissue expression of the gene for pig interleukin-18 S. FournoutC. M. DozoisI. P. Oswald ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 358 - 365
Molecular basis for factor H and FHL-1 deficiency in an Italian family P. Sánchez-CorralD. BellaviaS. Rodríguez de Córdoba BRIEF COMMUNICATION Pages: 366 - 369
Lupus susceptibility loci map within regions of BXSB derived from the SB/Le parental strain M. A. MaibaumM. E. K. HaywoodB. J. Morley BRIEF COMMUNICATION Pages: 370 - 372
BTL-II : a polymorphic locus with homology to the butyrophilin gene family, located at the border of the major histocompatibility complex class II and class III regions in human and mouse M. StammersL. RowenS. Beck BRIEF COMMUNICATION Pages: 373 - 382
G7c, a novel gene in the mouse and human major histocompatibility complex class III region, possibly controlling lung tumor susceptibility M. SnoekM. R. AlbertellaR. D. Campbell BRIEF COMMUNICATION Pages: 383 - 386
Molecular cloning and sequencing of cDNA encoding eight new rhesus macaque TCRBV gene families J. R. CurrierK. S. StevensonM. A. Robinson BRIEF COMMUNICATION Pages: 387 - 391
Polymorphism of the mouse T-cell receptor AV20S1 gene C. ViretA. K. BarlowC.A. Janeway Jr BRIEF COMMUNICATION Pages: 392 - 394
