Distribution of HLA alleles and haplotypes in the Maldivian population

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-238

  Testi, M ^a   Lai, S ^b   Orru S ^c   Alba, F ^b   Cappai, L ^b   Firdous, N ^d   Gaziev, J ^a   Troiano, M ^a   Andreani, M ^a   Carcassi, C ^b,c  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Binaghi Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d Society for Health Education (SHE)   (Maldives)

Author keywords

Haplotypes; HLA A; HLA B; HLA C; HLA DQB1; HLA DRB1; Maldivian population

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALDIVES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ALLELES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 79551679817     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2010.01598.x     Document Type: Article

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