Duplication and polymorphism in the MHC: Alu generated diversity and polymorphism within the PERB11 gene family

Hereditas

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 37-46

  Gaudieri, Silvana ^a   Giles, Keith M ^a   Kulski, Jerzy K ^a   Dawkins, Roger L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Ctr Molec Immunol and Instrum   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALU SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EVOLUTION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

EID: 0030829221     PISSN: 00180661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1997.00037.x     Document Type: Article

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