HLA analysis of the Parsi (Zoroastrian) population in Pakistan

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 691-695

  Mohyuddin, Aisha ^a   Mehdi, S Q ^a  

^a Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

HLA polymorphisms; Pakistan; Parsi; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA B35 ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; INDIA; IRAN; ITALY; JEW; MIGRATION; PAKISTAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IRAN; PAKISTAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 27944435368     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2005.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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