Evolution of MHC-G in humans and primates based on three new 3′UT polymorphisms

Human Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1157-1163

  Castro, M J ^a   Morales, P ^a   Martinez Laso J ^a   Allende, L ^a   Rojo Amigo, R ^a   Gonzalez Hevilla M ^a   Varela, P ^a   Moreno, A ^a   Garcia Berciano M ^a   Arnaiz Villena, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

3 UT; Deletions; Evolution; Introns; MHC G; Primates

Indexed keywords

HLA G ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; BASE PAIRING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DELETION MUTANT; EVOLUTION; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRIMATES; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 0034516970     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(00)00188-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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