Diversity of MICA and Linkage Disequilibrium with HLA-B in Two North American Populations

Human Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 152-158

  Gao, Xiaojiang ^a   Single, Richard M ^b   Karacki, Peter ^c   Marti, Darlene ^a   O'Brien, Stephen J ^a   Carrington, Mary ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b University of Vermont   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HLA B; Linkage disequilibrium; MICA polymorphism

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1 CHAIN RELATED A PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEROLOGY;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL LINE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HIV INFECTIONS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 33646354181     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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