Full-length sequence analysis of the HLA-DRB1 locus suggests a recent origin of alleles

Immunogenetics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 261-271

  Von Salomé, Jenny ^a   Gyllensten, Ulf ^a   Bergström, Tomas F ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DRB1; Evolution; HLA; Intron; MHC; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; EXON; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GORILLA; HUMAN; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORANG UTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

PAN; PAN PANISCUS; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

EID: 33847790861     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-007-0196-8     Document Type: Article

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