HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1 alleles and haplotypes in two Brazilian Indian tribes: Evidence of conservative evolution of HLA-DQ

Human Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 789-797

  Sotomaior, V S ^a   Faucz, F R ^a   Schafhauser, C ^a   Janzen Duck M ^a   Boldt, A B W ^a   Petzl Erler, M L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amerindians; DQA1; DQB1; HLA DQ; MHC; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; HLA TYPING; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS;

EID: 0032146033     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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