Molecular analysis of HLA class II polymorphisms among different ethnic groups in Israel

Human Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 723-730

  Amar, A ^a   Kwon, O J ^a   Motro, U ^c   Witt, C S ^d   Bonne Tamir, B ^e   Gabison, R ^b   Brautbar, C ^a  

^a Tissue Typing U Lautenberg Ctr G   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Gene frequency; HLA; PCR

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; ISRAEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALLELES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0032777078     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(99)00043-9     Document Type: Article

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