Hla-g polymorphisms and allele frequencies in caucasians

Human Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 302-312

  Van Der Ven, K ^a   Skrablin, S ^b   Engels, G ^a   Krebs, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HLA ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GRAFT REJECTION; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ALLELES; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 0031968451     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(98)00021-4     Document Type: Article

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