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Characteristics of HLA class I and class II polymorphisms in Rwandan women.
Experimental and clinical immunogenetics - 1 Jan 2000
Tang J, Naik E, Costello C, Karita E, Rivers C, Allen S, Kaslow R A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To define HLA class I and class II polymorphisms in Rwandans. METHODS: PCR-based HLA genotyping techniques were used to resolve variants of HLA-A, B, and C to their 2- or 4-digit allelic specificities, and those of DRB1 and DQB1 to their 4- or 5-digit alleles. RESULTS: Frequencies of 14 A, 8 C, and 14 B specificities and of 13 DRB1 and 8 DQB1 alleles were >/=0.02 in a group of 280 Rwandan women. These...
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