Three novel MICB alleles

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 166-170

  Fischer, G ^a   Perez Rodriguez M ^a   Arguello J R ^a   Cox, S T ^a   McWhinnie, A ^a   Travers G, P J ^a   Madrigal, J A ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HLA; MICB; Nucleotide sequence; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0033980546     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.2000.550210.x     Document Type: Article

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