HLA class II alleles in Amerindian populations: Implications for the evolution of HLA polymorphism and the colonization of the Americas

Hereditas

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 19-24

  Erlich, Henry A ^a,b   Mack, S J ^a,b   Bergstrom T ^c   Gyllensten, U B ^c  

^a ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANADA; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ECUADOR; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN;

HOMO;

EID: 0030844186     PISSN: 00180661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1997.00019.x     Document Type: Article

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