Molecular characterization of HLA class I in Colombians carrying HLA-A2: High allelic diversity and frequency of heterozygotes at the HLA-B locus

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 519-526

  Fleischhauer, Katharina ^a   Agostino, A ^a   Zino, E ^a   Mazzi, B ^a   Benazzi, E ^a   Arevalo Herrera, M ^b   Herrera, S ^b   Bordignon, C ^a   Romero, P ^c  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^c LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heterozygotes; HLA class I; PCR SSOP typing; Population study

Indexed keywords

HLA A2 ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COLOMBIA; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-A2 ANTIGEN; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALARIA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033029813     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.1999.530601.x     Document Type: Article

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