HLA class I and class II allele and haplotype distribution in the Venezuelan population

Human Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-58

  Makhatadze, Nina J ^a   Franco, Maria Teresa ^b   Layrisse, Zulay ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b Banco Munic Sangre Distrito F   (Venezuela)

^c INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENEZUELA;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, MHC CLASS I; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0030883953     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(97)00088-8     Document Type: Article

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