Sequence analysis of the 2nd intron revealed common sequence motifs providing the means for a unique sequencing based typing protocol of the HLA-A locus

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 102-110

  Blasczyk, R ^a   Wehling, J ^a   Weber, M ^a   Salama, A ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

2nd intron; Group specific amplification; Histocompatibility testing; HLA A gene; Sequencing based typing (SBT)

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; PRIMER DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030025343     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1996.tb02521.x     Document Type: Article

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