HLACw*1701 is associated with two sub-Saharan African-derived HLA haplotypes: HLA-B*4201, DRB1*03 and HLA-B*4202 without DRB1*03

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-306

  Clavijo, O P ^a   Delgado, J C ^a,b,c   Yu, N ^d   Fraser, P A ^b,e   Yunis, Edmond J ^a,c,d,e  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Extended haplotypes; HLA B alleles; HLA Cw alleles; MHC; Populations genetics

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA CW1701 ANTIGEN; HLA-CW1701 ANTIGEN; HLA-DRB1 ANTIGEN;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; NEGRO; ORGAN DONOR; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; ALLELE; GENETICS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ALLELES; HAPLOTYPES; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS;

EID: 0032586281     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.1999.540316.x     Document Type: Article

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