HLA-A allele frequency and haplotype distribution in the Dravidian tribal communities of South India

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 140-144

  Thomas, R ^a   Banerjee, M ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Dravidian; Haplotype; HLA A; South India; Tribals

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INDIA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 31144431879     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.19533     Document Type: Article

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