Absence of the HLA-G*0113N allele in Amerindian populations from the Brazilian Amazon region

Human Immunology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 428-431

  Mendes Junior, Celso T ^a   Castelli, Erick C ^a   Moreau, Philippe ^b   Simões, Aguinaldo L ^a   Donadi, Eduardo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Amerindians; HLA G; Natural selection; Null allele; South America

Indexed keywords

HLA G ANTIGEN;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE NUMBER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULL ALLELE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BRAZIL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; INFECTION; MATERNAL-FETAL RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 77950532561     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2010.01.014     Document Type: Article

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