Differences in intron 2 sequences between B(*)39061 and B(*)39062 in Amerindians: Comparison with those of B(*)3901, B(*)5101, and B(*)52012 alleles

Immunogenetics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 436-439

  Vargas Alarcón, Gilberto ^a   Gomez Casado, Eduardo ^a   Martinez Laso, Jorge ^a   Granados, Julio ^b   Layrisse, Zulay ^c   Alegre, Roberto ^a   Arnaiz Villena, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN;

AMERICAN INDIAN; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

BASE SEQUENCE; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0030941160     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050227     Document Type: Short Survey

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