Polymorphism of HLA class I genes in the Brazilian population from the Northeastern State of Pernambuco corroborates anthropological evidence of its origin

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 204-209

  Nigam, P ^a   Dellalibera, E ^a   Mauricio da Silva L ^a   Donadi, E A ^b   Silva, R S ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Lab de Genet Molecular Humana   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian; HLA class I; Pernambuco; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HLA SYSTEM; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 3242801161     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2004.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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