C4 polymorphism and extended HLA haplotypes in Namibian San and Khoi and in South African Xhosa

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-116

  Creemers, P C ^a   Du Toit, E D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Complotype; Khoi; MHC haplotype; San; Xhosa

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; NAMIBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0030062959     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1996.tb02522.x     Document Type: Article

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