HLA antigen, allele and haplotype frequencies and their use in virtual panel reactive antigen calculations in the Finnish population

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-43

  Haimila, K ^a   Perasaari J ^a   Linjama, T ^a   Koskela, S ^a   Saarinenl, T ^a   Lauronen, J ^a   Auvinen, M K ^a,b   Jaatinen, T ^a  

^a FINNISH RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Finland)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Finnish population; Frequency; Haplotype; Human leukocyte antigen; Panel reactive antibody; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

HLA 28 ANTIGEN; HLA 34 ANTIGEN; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA A1 ANTIGEN; HLA A10 ANTIGEN; HLA A11 ANTIGEN; HLA A19 ANTIGEN; HLA A2 ANTIGEN; HLA A3 ANTIGEN; HLA A36 ANTIGEN; HLA A43 ANTIGEN; HLA A66 ANTIGEN; HLA A74 ANTIGEN; HLA A80 ANTIGEN; HLA A9 ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIBODY; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA DPA1 ANTIGEN; HLA DPB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DQA1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DR1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR2 ANTIGEN; HLA DR3 ANTIGEN; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN; HLA DR5 ANTIGEN; HLA DR6 ANTIGEN; HLA DRB1 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ALLELES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84870685220     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tan.12036     Document Type: Article

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