HLA class I and class II allele distribution in the Bubi population from the island of Bioko (Equatorial Guinea)

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 593-601

  De Pablo, R ^a   Garcia Pacheco J M ^b   Vilches, C ^a   Moreno, M E ^a   Sanz, L ^a   Rementeria M C ^a   Puente, S ^c   Kreisler, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DO MEIXOEIRO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

African population; Bantu; Bubi; HLA; HLA allele distribution; PCR SSO; PCR SSP

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; EQUATORIAL GUINEA; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; HAPLOTYPE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031453277     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1997.tb02917.x     Document Type: Article

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