First report on the antibody verification of MICA epitopes recorded in the HLA epitope registry

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 370-377

  Duquesnoy, R J ^a   Mostecki, J ^b   Marrari, M ^a   da Silva, A S ^c   da Mata Sousa, L C D ^c   do Monte, S J H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Immucor   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; EPITOPE; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MHC CLASS I-RELATED CHAIN A;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; REGISTER;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; EPITOPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84908368440     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iji.12137     Document Type: Article

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