Article
Diversity of HLA-DQA1 gene in the Korean population.
Tissue antigens - 1 Apr 2007
Lee K W, Jung Y-A, Oh D H
Abstract excerpt
Genotype of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQA1 locus was analyzed in Koreans (n= 467) using the 14th International Workshop protocol established to characterize the sequences of exons 1-4 of the gene. Unexpectedly, it appeared that the DQA1 (19 alleles) was more diverse than DQB1 (15 alleles) in the study population. DQA1*010201, DQA1*0303, DQA1*0103, and DQA1*0302 appeared to be major alleles exhibiting more...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
