Hybridization based enrichment for genotyping HLA and KIR genes using Next Generation Sequencing

Several disease association studies indicate that, the interactions between the KIR and HLA loci may have a role in infectious diseases, autoimmune disorders, cancer and reproduction. Current typing methods for HLA Loci use PCR for whole gene amplification or selected exon amplification. The Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) genes are polymorphic and the gene complex is polygenic with a varying number of inhibitory (iKIRs) and activating (aKIRs) receptors. Due to this complexity of the KIR locus, genotyping is not performed as routinely