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Characterization of the MICA polymorphism by sequence-specific oligonucleotide probing.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jun 1999
Mendoza-Rincon J, Argüello J R, Pérez-Rodríguez M, McWhinnie A, Marsh S G, Fischer G, Madrigal J A
Abstract excerpt
A large number of diseases occur in association with specific HLA-B or -C alleles. Recently a new gene, termed major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related gene A (MICA), has been identified in close proximity to HLA-B. The function of this gene is still unknown, but, it is structurally related to HLA class I genes, is polymorphic, and is potentially associated with several diseases. Some DNA-based...
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