Unique HLA antigen frequencies in the Finnish population

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 703-707

  Siren M K ^a   Sareneva, H ^a   Lokki, M L ^a   Koskimies, S ^a  

^a FINNISH RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Caucasoid; Donor; Finnish population; Frequencies; HLA; Registry

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA DR3 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; DONOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0030478129     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1996.tb02695.x     Document Type: Article

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