Gene frequencies of the HPA-1 and HPA-2 platelet antigen alleles among the amerindians

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 182-184

  Covas, D T ^a,d   Delgado, M ^b   Zeitun, M M ^a   Giierreiro, J F ^b   Santos, S E B ^c   Zago, M A ^c  

^a Department of Clinical Medicine ^*  (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c University of Para   (Brazil)

^d Fundacao Hemocentro de Ribeirao Preto   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIGEN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; THROMBOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; CHROMOSOME; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALLELES; ANTIGENS, HUMAN PLATELET; BRAZIL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN;

EID: 0030690353     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.1997.7330182.x     Document Type: Article

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