MICA and MICB genes: can the enigma of their polymorphism be resolved?

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Broad tumor-associated expression and recognition by tumor-derived γδ T cells of MICA and MICB

1999 • 1,006 citations

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Interactions of human NKG2D with its ligands MICA, MICB, and homologs of the mouse RAE-1 protein family

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1991 • 430 citations

Complex structure of the activating immunoreceptor NKG2D and its MHC class I–like ligand MICA

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Triplet repeat polymorphism in the transmembrane region of the MICA gene: A strong association of six GCT repetitions with Behçet disease

1997 • 366 citations

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MICA, a new polymorphic HLA-related antigen, is expressed mainly by keratinocytes, endothelial cells, and monocytes

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MIC Genes: From Genetics to Biology

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1990 • 200 citations

Identification of MICA as a new polymorphic alloantigen recognized by antibodies in sera of organ transplant recipients

2000 • 183 citations

Molecular dynamics of MHC genesis unraveled by sequence analysis of the 1,796,938-bp HLA class I region

1999 • 179 citations

Crystal Structure of the MHC Class I Homolog MIC-A, a γδ T Cell Ligand

1999 • 178 citations

Differential surface expression of MICA by endothelial cells, fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and monocytes

1999 • 173 citations

Allelic repertoire of the humanMHC class IMICA gene

1996 • 160 citations

A new polymorphic and multicopy MHC gene family related to nonmammalian class I

1994 • 150 citations

The MICA-A9 triplet repeat polymorphism in the transmembrane region confers additional susceptibility to the development of psoriatic arthritis and is independent of the association of Cw*0602 in psoriasis

1999 • 150 citations

Microsatellite Polymorphism of the MHC Class I Chain-Related (MIC-A and MIC-B) Genes Marks the Risk for Autoimmune Addison’s Disease

1999 • 136 citations

Population study of allelic diversity in the human MHC class I-related MIC-A gene

1999 • 134 citations

The role of the HLA-DQA1 gene in resistance to atrophic gastritis and gastric adenocarcinoma induced byHelicobacter pylori infection

1998 • 126 citations

Association of MHC Class I chain-related A (MIC-A) gene polymorphism with Type I diabetes

2000 • 118 citations

HLA class II region sequences, 1998

1998 • 111 citations

Nucleotide Sequence Analysis of the HLA Class I Region Spanning the 237-kb Segment around the HLA-B and -C Genes

1997 • 108 citations

Mapping MHC-encoded susceptibility and resistance in primary sclerosing cholangitis: The role of MICA polymorphism

2001 • 105 citations

Genes of the Class II and Class III Major Histocompatibility Complex Are Associated with Typhoid Fever in Vietnam

2001 • 99 citations

HLA class I region sequences, 1998

1998 • 95 citations

Localization of the pathogenic gene of Behçet's disease by microsatellite analysis of three different populations.

2000 • 92 citations

Nucleotide sequence of a human MHC class IMICB cDNA

1996 • 90 citations

Association analysis between the MIC-A and HLA-B alleles in Japanese patients with Beh�et's disease

1999 • 90 citations

MIC-A polymorphism in Japanese and a MIC-A-MIC-B null haplotype

1999 • 85 citations

MIC-A allele profiles and HLA class I associations in Behçet's disease

1999 • 85 citations

Association of MICA gene and HLA-B*5101 with Behçet's disease in Greece.

1999 • 83 citations

Allelic variants of the human MHC class I chain-related B gene (MICB)

1997 • 81 citations

Microsatellite Polymorphism of the MHC Class I Chain-Related (MIC-A and MIC-B) Genes Marks the Risk for Autoimmune Addison's Disease

1999 • 72 citations

Age-related association of MHC class I chain-related gene A (MICA) with type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus

2000 • 71 citations

HLA-B27 alone rather than B27-related class I haplotypes contributes to ankylosing spondylitis susceptibility

2000 • 60 citations

Sequencing based typing for genetic polymorphisms in exons 2, 3 and 4 of the MICA gene

1999 • 58 citations

MICA gene and ankylosing spondylitis: linkage analysis via a transmembrane‐encoded triplet repeat polymorphism

1997 • 53 citations

Polymorphism of Transmembrane Region of MICA Gene and Kawasaki Disease

2000 • 51 citations

MICA allele typing of HLA-B27 positive japanese patients with seronegative spondylarthropathies and healthy individuals: Differential linkage disequilibrium with HLA-B27 subtypes

1998 • 46 citations

Allelic repertoire of the human MICB gene

1997 • 46 citations

A close relationship of triplet repeat polymorphism in MHC class I chain‐related gene A (MICA) to the disease susceptibility and behavior in ulcerative colitis

2001 • 45 citations

HLA linked with leprosy in southern China: HLA-linked resistance alleles to leprosy.

1999 • 42 citations

Triplet repeat polymorphism in the MICA gene in HLA-B27 positive and negative caucasian patients with ankylosing spondylitis

1999 • 41 citations

MICA Sequences 2000

2001 • 39 citations

MICA 5.1 allele is a susceptibility marker for psoriasis in the Korean population

2000 • 39 citations

On the MICA deleted‐MICB null, HLA‐B*4801 haplotype

2000 • 39 citations

Further polymorphism of the MICA gene

2002 • 35 citations

Microsatellite polymorphism within the MICB gene among japanese patients with behçet’s disease

1998 • 35 citations

Polymorphism in the Transmembrane Region of MICA Gene and Type 1 Diabetes

2000 • 33 citations

Lack of association of MICA transmembrane region polymorphism and Behçet’s disease in Spain

1999 • 31 citations

PERB11 (MIC): a polymorphic MHC gene is expressed in skin and single nucleotide polymorphisms are associated with psoriasis

2000 • 27 citations

MICA gene polymorphism and the risk to develop cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

1999 • 26 citations

Characterization of the MICA polymorphism by sequence-specific oligonucleotide probing

1999 • 26 citations

Towards a molecular phototyping system for allelic variants of MICA, encoded by polymorphisms in exons 2, 3 and 4 of MHC class I chain‐related genes

1999 • 23 citations

MICA gene triplet repeat polymorphism in patients with HLA-B27 positive and negative ankylosing spondylitis from Sardinia.

2000 • 23 citations

Antibody reactivity profiles following immunization with diverse peptides of the PERB11 (MIC) family

1996 • 16 citations

DETECTION OF HLA-SPECIFIC IGG ANTIBODIES USING SINGLE RECOMBINANT HLA ALLELES

2000 • 14 citations

Class (I) will come to order--not.

2000 • 6 citations

MICA/MICB EXPRESSION IN RENAL TRANSPLANTS.

2000 • 2 citations