Polymorphism and distribution of HLA-DR2 alleles in Mexican populations

Human Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 286-291

  Vargas Alarcón, Gilberto ^a,c   Hernández Pacheco, Guadalupe ^a   Gamboa, Ricardo ^a   Zuñiga, Joaquín ^a   Flores, Carmina ^a   Gomez Casado, Eduardo ^b   Martínez Laso, Jorge ^b   Granados, Julio ^b   Arnaiz Villena, Antonio ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

DR2 Alleles; Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC); Mazatecans; Mexican populations; Nahuas; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DR2 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; ETHNIC GROUPS; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HLA-DR2 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; MEXICO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0035084373     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(00)00258-5     Document Type: Article

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