The effect of geographic origin on the frequency of HLA antigens and their association with ageing

European Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 87-92

  Izaks, G J ^a,b   Remarque, E J ^a   Schreuder, G M T ^a   Westendorp, R G J ^a   Ligthart, G J ^a,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR5 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GEOGRAPHY; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034058367     PISSN: 09607420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2370.2000.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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