Sequencing-based typing reveals six novel MHC class I chain-related gene B (MICB) alleles

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 649-652

  Visser, C J T ^a,c   Tilanus, M G J ^b   Schaeffer, V ^a   Tatari, Z ^a   Tamouza, R ^a   Janin, A ^a   Charron, D ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MICB; Polymorphic sites; Sequence based typing

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; EXON; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0031746310     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1998.tb03008.x     Document Type: Article

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