Article
Allelic polymorphism in transcriptional regulatory regions of HLA-DQB genes.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 1 Jan 1991
Andersen L C, Beaty J S, Nettles J W, Seyfried C E, Nepom G T, Nepoom B S
Abstract excerpt
Class II genes of the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are highly polymorphic. Allelic variation of structural genes provides diversity in immune cell interactions, contributing to the formation of the T cell repertoire and to susceptibility to certain autoimmune diseases. We now report that allelic polymorphism also exists in the promoter and upstream regulatory regions (URR) of human...
Topics
- Alleles
- B-Lymphocytes
- Base Sequence
- Cell Line
- Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase
- Consensus Sequence
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
