Characterization of a new HLA-B*38 allele (B*3803) in a Spanish Caucasian individual which is closely related to the Oriental B*38021 and B*39021 alleles

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 53, Issue 4 I, 1999, Pages 374-377

  Balas, Antonio ^a,b   Santos, S ^a   Garcia Sanchez F ^a   Lillo, R ^a   Merino, J L ^a   Vicano, J L ^a  

^a Regional Transfusion Centre   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

HLA polymorphism; HLA B*3803; HLA B38; SBT

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASIA; CAUCASIAN; EVOLUTION; GENE SEGREGATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; SPAIN;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HAPLOTYPES; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPAIN;

EID: 0032738135     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.1999.530408.x     Document Type: Article

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