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New insights regarding HLA-B27 diversity in the Asian population.
Tissue antigens - 1 Oct 2001
García-Fernández S, Gonzalez S, Miña Blanco A, Martinez-Borra J, Blanco-Gelaz M, López-Vazquez A, López-Larrea C
Abstract excerpt
A polymerase chain reaction-sequence-specific primer (PCR-SSP) method which distinguishes all B27 alleles described at present (B*2701-23) has been developed. The distribution of B27 alleles was characterised in six different Asian populations. HLA-B*2705, 02, 04, 07, 22 (formerly B*2706) subtypes found in Asian populations differ in their ethnic distribution, which may be the result of different genetic and...
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