HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1 and -DQB1 allele and haplotype frequencies in the Serbian population

Human Immunology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 218-226

  Andric, Zorana ^a   Popadic, Dusan ^b   Jovanovic, Barbara ^a   Jaglicic, Ivana ^a   Bojic, Svetlana ^b   Simonovic, Ruzica ^a  

^a Blood Transfusion Institute of Serbia   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HLA-DQ BETA-CHAINS; HLA-DRB1 CHAINS; HUMANS; POPULATION GROUPS; SERBIA; TISSUE DONORS; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 84893727510     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: 18791166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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