Identification of nine new HLA class I alleles in volunteers from the Singapore stem cell donor registries

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 518-520

  Tang, T F ^a   Hou, L ^a   Tu, B ^a   Hwang, W Y K ^b,c   Yeoh, A E J ^b   Ng, J ^a   Hurley, C K ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Singapore Bone Marrow Donor Program   (Singapore)

^c Singapore Cord Blood Bank   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Class I; HLA; New allele; Stem cell registry

Indexed keywords

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

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; DISULFIDE BOND; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STOP CODON;

ALLELES; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; EXONS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; SINGAPORE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33845549347     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2006.00707.x     Document Type: Article

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