Analysis of 250 HLA-B44 genotypes in European Caucasoids: High diversity and preferential ABCDRB1 associations in B*4402, B*4403, and B*4405 haplotypes

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 429-436

  Tiercy, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allele mismatches; B C linkage; Genotypes; HLA B44; Unrelated HSCT

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA B44 ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DRB3 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DONOR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC INCOMPATIBILITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TEST; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ALLELES; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REGISTRIES; TISSUE DONORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 17944380114     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2005.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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