HLA class II allele and haplotype frequencies in Ethiopian Amhara and Oromo populations

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 51, Issue 4 I, 1998, Pages 327-336

  Fort, M ^a   De Stefano, G F ^b   Cambon Thomsen, A ^c   Giraldo Alvarez, P ^d   Dugoujon, J M ^c   Ohayon, E ^a   Scano, G ^b   Abbal, M ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c CHU PURPAN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amhara; East Africa; Ethiopia; HLA class II; Oromo; PCR SSOP; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHIOPIA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ALLELES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHIOPIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031977985     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1998.tb02971.x     Document Type: Article

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