Analysis of the frequencies of HLA-A, B, and C alleles and haplotypes in the five major ethnic groups of the United States reveals high levels of diversity in these loci and contrasting distribution patterns in these populations

Human Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1009-1030

  Cao, Kai ^a,b   Hollenbach, Jill ^a,b   Shi, Xuejiang ^a,b   Shi, Wenxia ^a,b   Chopek, Michael ^a,b   Fernández Viña, Marcelo A ^a,b,c  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic distances; Haplotype frequency; HLA class I genes; Linkage disequilibrium; Sequence specific oligonucleotide probe (SSOP)

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034846053     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(01)00298-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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