High resolution definition of HLA-DRB haplotypes by a simplified microsatellite typing technique

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 486-493

  Doxiadis, G G M ^a   De Groot, N ^a   Dauber, E M ^b   Van Eede, P H ^c   Fae, I ^b   Faner, R ^d   Fischer, G ^b   Grubic, Z ^e   Lardy, N M ^c   Mayr, W ^b   Palou, E ^d   Swelsen, W ^c   Stingl, K ^e   Doxiadis, I I N ^f   Bontrop, R E ^a  

^a BIOMEDICAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Sanquin Diagnostiek   (Netherlands)

^d Immunobiology Laboratory for Research and Diagnostic   (Spain)

^e KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^f LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DR; Haplotypes; MHC; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

AMPLICON; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRB GENE; EUROPEAN UNION; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS;

EID: 70449364035     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2009.01369.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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