A 25% error rate in serologic typing of HLA-B homozygotes

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 359-365

  Lorentzen, D F ^a   Iwanaga, K K ^b   Meuer, K J ^b   Moritz, T L ^c   Watkins, D I ^a,b,d  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c Pel Freez Clinical Systems   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross reaction; DGGE; HLA B; Homozygote; Microlymphocytotoxicity; PCR SSP; Serology

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HLA TYPING; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTOTOXICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030853134     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1997.tb02888.x     Document Type: Article

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