Sequencing of HLA class II genes based an the conserved diversity of the non-coding regions: Sequencing based typing of HLA-DRB genes

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 486-497

  Kotsch, K ^b   Wehling, J ^b   Blasczyk, R ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Medical Clinic Hematology Oncology   (Germany)

Author keywords

HLA DRB; Lineage specific intron diversity; Sequencing based typing

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; EXON; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HUMAN; INTRON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0000794861     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.1999.530505.x     Document Type: Article

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