Defining genetic architecture of the populations in the Indian subcontinent: Impact of human leukocyte antigen diversity studies

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 105-107

  Mehra, N K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A2 ANTIGEN; HLA A3 ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

AFRICA; ASIA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EUROPE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; MIDDLE EAST; POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS; POPULATION GENETICS; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW;

EID: 78650163098     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: 1998362X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.73394     Document Type: Review

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