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The HLA genomic loci map: expression, interaction, diversity and disease.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2009
Shiina Takashi, Hosomichi Kazuyoshi, Inoko Hidetoshi, Kulski Jerzy K
Abstract excerpt
The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) super-locus is a genomic region in the chromosomal position 6p21 that encodes the six classical transplantation HLA genes and at least 132 protein coding genes that have important roles in the regulation of the immune system as well as some other fundamental molecular and cellular processes. This small segment of the human genome has been associated with more than 100 different...
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