Study of GM immunoglobulin allotypic system in Berbers and Arabs from Morocco

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-34

  Coudray, C ^a   Guitard, E ^a   Kandil, M ^b   Harich, N ^b   Melhaoui, M ^c   Baali, A ^d   Sevin, A ^a   Moral, P ^e   Dugoujon, Jean Michel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^d FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOTYPE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EUROPE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM GROUP GM SYSTEM;

EID: 31344443124     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20465     Document Type: Article

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