Ambiguous allele combinations in HLA class I and class II sequence-based typing: When precise nucleotide sequencing leads to imprecise allele identification

Journal of Translational Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Adams, Sharon D ^a   Barracchini, Kathleen C ^a   Chen, Deborah ^a   Robbins, FuMeei ^a   Wang, Lu ^b   Larsen, Paula ^b   Luhm, Robert ^b   Stroncek, David F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b DYNAL Biotech   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Histocompatibility; HLA

Indexed keywords

DNA; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA B ANTIGEN;

ACCURACY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLELE; AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; DONOR; EXON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; HISPANIC; HLA TYPING; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 18144367795     PISSN: 14795876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-2-30     Document Type: Article

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