The nature of polymorphism of the HLA class I non-coding regions and their contribution to the diversification of HLA

Hereditas

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 7-9

  Blasczyk, Rainer ^a   Kotsch, Katja ^a   Wehling, Jenny ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA B ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HLA SYSTEM; INTRON; POINT MUTATION;

EID: 0030816850     PISSN: 00180661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1997.00007.x     Document Type: Article

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