Tracing the origin of HLA-DRB1 alleles by microsatellite polymorphism

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1709-1718

  Bergström, Tomas F ^a   Engkvist, Hans ^a   Erlandsson, Rikard ^a   Josefsson, Agnetha ^a   Mack, Steven J ^b,c   Erlich, Henry A ^b,c   Gyllensten, Ulf ^a,d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GORILLA; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0033365293     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302401     Document Type: Article

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