Distribution of human kappa locus IGKV2-29 and IGKV2D-29 alleles in Swedish Caucasians and Hong Kong Chinese

Immunogenetics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 22-30

  Padyukov, L ^a   Hahn Zoric, M ^a   Blomqvist, S R ^a   Ulanova, M ^a   Welch, S G ^a   Feeney, A J ^a   Yu Lung Lau, ^a   Hanson, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gene polymorphism; Haemophilus influenzae; IGKV2 29; IGKVD 29; Kappa locus

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SWEDEN;

ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HONG KONG; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; SWEDEN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE SEROTYPE B;

EID: 0035094332     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510000291     Document Type: Article

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