HLA and MICA polymorphism in Polynesians and New Zealand Maori: Implications for ancestry and health

Human Immunology

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1119-1129

  Edinur, H A ^a   Dunn, P P J ^b   Hammond, L ^b   Selwyn, C ^b   Brescia, P ^c   Askar, M ^d   Reville, P ^d   Velickovic, Z M ^e,f   Lea, R A ^g   Chambers, G K ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b New Zealand Blood Service   (New Zealand)

^c One Lambda Inc   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA DRB1 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS I CHAIN RELATED GENE A PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABORIGINE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; DNA DETERMINATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HLA SYSTEM; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS I CHAIN RELATED GENE A; MAORI; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UVEITIS;

ALLELES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYNESIA; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84880930263     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: 18791166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2013.06.011     Document Type: Article

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