T-cell receptor variable alpha (TCRAV) polymorphisms in European, Chinese, South American, AfroCaribbean, and Gambian populations

Immunogenetics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 124-130

  Ibberson, Mark R ^a   Copier, John P ^a   Llop, Elena ^b   Navarrete, Cristina ^c   Hill, Adrian V S ^d   Cruickshank, J Kennedy ^e   So, Alex K L ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c North London Blood Transfusion Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Polymorphism; Population; T cell receptor

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHINA; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; GAMBIA; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SOUTH AMERICA; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE;

EID: 0031985154     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050337     Document Type: Article

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