HLA DQα genotype and allele frequencies in Qatari population

Forensic Science International

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 11-15

  Sebetan, Ismail M ^a   Hajar, Hajar A ^b  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

DNA; HLA DQ locus; PCR; Qatari population; Reverse dot blot

Indexed keywords

HLA DQ ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA PROBE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PATERNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QATAR;

EID: 0031434443     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(97)00132-1     Document Type: Article

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