Little evidence of HLA-G mRNA polymorphism in Caucasian or Afro- Caribbean populations

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 2023-2027

  Bainbridge, David R J ^a   Ellis, Shirley A ^b   Sargent, Ian L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HLA G ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; NEGRO; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UMBILICAL CORD;

AFRICA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARIBBEAN REGION; CHORION; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXONS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRONS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0033566930     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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