HLA-G polymorphism and evolution

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 156-159

  Arnaiz Villena, A ^a   Martinez Laso, J ^a   Serrano Vela, J I ^a   Reguera, R ^a   Moscoso, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Evolution; HLA class I; HLA G; Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) G

Indexed keywords

HLA G ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EVOLUTION; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STOP CODON;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRIMATES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MACACA MULATTA; PAN; PAN PANISCUS; PLATYRRHINI; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES; SAGUINUS OEDIPUS;

EID: 34247263424     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2006.763_8.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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