HLA gene and haplotype frequencies in bone marrow donors worldwide registries

Human Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 54-71

  Schipper, R F ^a   D'Amaro, J ^a   Bakker, J T ^a   Bakker, J ^a   Van Rood, J J ^a   Oudshoorn, M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; DONOR; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER;

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, MHC CLASS I; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HAPLOTYPES; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; REGISTRIES; SOUTH AFRICA; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031018575     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(96)00257-1     Document Type: Article

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