A new HLA-B15 allele (B*1541) found in a Mexican of Nahua (Aztec) descent

Immunogenetics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 148-151

  Olivo Díaz, Angélica ^b   Gomez Casado, Eduardo ^a   Gorodezky, Clara ^b   Martinez Laso, Jorge ^a   Longás, Javier ^a   González Hevilla, Mario ^a   Alvarez, Miguel ^a   Arnaiz Villena, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Amerindian; Aztec Mexican; HLA B15

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; MEXICO; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INDIANS, CENTRAL AMERICAN; MEXICO; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0031812375     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050416     Document Type: Article

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