HLA class II and TNF genes in African Americans from the Southeastern United States: Regional differences in allele frequencies

Human Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 639-647

  Kuffner, Tamara ^a   Whitworth, William ^a   Jairam, Maya ^a   McNicholl, Janet ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Allele; Cytokine; DNA typing; Genetics; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MIGRATION; NEGRO; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037782102     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(03)00056-9     Document Type: Article

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