Identification of a novel HLA-B allele (B(*)4202) in a Saudi Arabian family with Behcet's disease

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 526-528

  Ando, H ^a   Mizuki, N ^b,c   Ohno, S ^b   Tabbara, K F ^d   Taguchi, S ^e   Yamazaki, M ^e   Miyata, Y ^a   Wakisaka, K ^a   Inoko, H ^c  

^a Japanese Red Cross Society   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e Fujiya Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

HLA B(*)4201; HLA B(*)4202; HLA B42; HLA B42AND; Saudi Arabian

Indexed keywords

HISTIDINE; HLA B ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 8244221010     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1997.tb02792.x     Document Type: Article

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