Detection of HLA-E and -G DNA alleles for population and disease studies

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 356-362

  Gomez Casado E ^a   Martinez Laso J ^a   Castro, M J ^a   Morales, P ^a   Trapaga J ^a   Berciano, M ^a   Lowy, E ^a   Arnaiz Villena, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

CD94 NKG2; HLA E; HLA G; NKIR; Placenta; RFLP; SBT; SSO; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

HLA G ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BINDING SITE; CELL SURFACE; CYTOLYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GRAFT REJECTION; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; POPULATION GENETICS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TROPHOBLAST;

ALLELES; DNA; GENETIC SCREENING; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 0033569363     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050436     Document Type: Article

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