1. Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes and their HLA-C ligands in a Ugandan population

   • Annettee Nakimuli
   • Olympe Chazara
   • Ashley Moffett

   Original Paper Open access 24 August 2013 Pages: 765 - 775

   

2. Sequencing of modern Lepus VDJ genes shows that the usage of VHn genes has been retained in both Oryctolagus and Lepus that diverged 12 million years ago

   • Ana Pinheiro
   • Isabel G. Fernández de Mera
   • Pedro J. Esteves

   Original Paper 24 August 2013 Pages: 777 - 784

   

3. Molecular cloning, genomic structure, and tissue distribution of EW135, a novel chicken egg white protein with group B scavenger receptor cysteine-rich domains

   • Whayoung Yoo
   • Tomohiro Nakamura
   • Misao Matsushita

   Original Paper 03 August 2013 Pages: 785 - 793

   

4. Differential modes of MHC class IIB gene evolution in cichlid fishes

   • Pascal I. Hablützel
   • Filip A. M. Volckaert
   • Joost A. M. Raeymaekers

   Original Paper 30 August 2013 Pages: 795 - 809

   

5. Dimorphisms of the proteasome subunit beta type 8 gene (PSMB8) of ectothermic tetrapods originated in multiple independent evolutionary events

   • Ching-Huei Huang
   • Yuta Tanaka
   • Masaru Nonaka

   Original Paper 28 August 2013 Pages: 811 - 821

   

6. IL12B and IL23R gene SNPs in Japanese psoriasis

   • Akira Oka
   • Tomotaka Mabuchi
   • Hidetoshi Inoko

   Brief Communication 17 August 2013 Pages: 823 - 828

7. Breed-linked polymorphisms of porcine toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and TLR4 and the primary investigation on their relationship with prevention against Mycoplasma pneumoniae and bacterial LPS challenge

   • Xiaomin Fang
   • Xiao Liu
   • Shouwen Ren

   Brief Communication 22 August 2013 Pages: 829 - 834