Major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related gene A polymorphism and linkage disequilibrium with HLA-B alleles in Euro-Brazilians

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 532-538

  Ribas, F ^a   Oliveira, L A ^a   Petzl Erler, M L ^a   Bicalho, M G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

HLA B; Linkage disequilibrium; MICA alleles; MICA polymorphism

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR NKG2D;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EUROPE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS 1 CHAIN RELATED GENE; NORMAL HUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ALLELES; BRAZIL; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; NK CELL LECTIN-LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY K; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 56049110665     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2008.01142.x     Document Type: Article

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