HLA-B35 frequency variations correlate with malaria infection in Sardinia

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 452-461

  Contu, L ^a   Carcassi, C ^a   Orru S ^a   Mulargia, M ^a   Arras, M ^a   Boero, R ^a   Gessa, S ^a   Loizedda, A L ^a   Lai, S ^a   Floris, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

HLA; HLA allele frequency variations; Plasmodium falciparum infection; Sardinian population; Selection by malaria

Indexed keywords

HLA B35 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALARIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 7844238982     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1998.tb03072.x     Document Type: Article

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