A novel HLA allele, HLA-B*5113, identified in the Kolla Amerindians of North-West Argentina

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 194-197

  Scott, I ^a   Dunn, P P J ^b   Day, S ^b   Pesoa, S ^c   Little, A M ^a   Madrigal, J A ^a,d   Vullo, C ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Support Service Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c Hospital Nacional de Clinicas   (Argentina)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HLA B*5113; Novel allele

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; AMERICAN INDIAN; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; ARGENTINA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HLA-B ANTIGENS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0033065287     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.1999.530211.x     Document Type: Article

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