Gene and haplotype frequencies for the loci HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-DR based on over 13,000 German blood donors

Human Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 137-151

  Müller, Carlheinz R ^a   Ehninger, Gerhard ^b   Goldmann, Shraga F ^c  

^a Ztrl Knochenmarkspender Register   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Donor registries; Gene frequency; Haplotypes; Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; HLA

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HAPLOTYPE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD DONORS; GENE FREQUENCY; GERMANY; HAPLOTYPES; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; PHENOTYPE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0037237342     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(02)00706-1     Document Type: Article

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