Allele frequencies of human leukocyte antigen-G in a Korean population

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-45

  Park, Y ^a,b   Kim, Y S ^b   Kwon, O J ^c   Kim, H S ^b  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA G ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; EXON; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA;

ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BASE SEQUENCE; EXONS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOTYPE; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HLA-G ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INDEL MUTATION; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 84855339805     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2011.01053.x     Document Type: Article

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