HLA evidence for the lack of genetic heterogeneity in Basques

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-132

  Comas, D ^a   Calafell, F ^a   Mateu, E ^a   Perez Lezaun A ^a   Bertranpetit, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ALLELE; ARTICLE; FRANCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HLA SYSTEM; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; VARIANCE;

ALLELES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FRANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; SPAIN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031717988     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003480098006770     Document Type: Article

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