Ethnic variability in human leukocyte antigen-E haplotypes

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-45

  Antoun, A ^a   Jobson, S ^b   Cook, M ^c   Moss, P ^a   Briggs, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human leukocyte antigen E; Polymorphism; Population genetics; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; HLA E ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 58149133613     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2008.01170.x     Document Type: Article

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