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HLA class II allele frequencies in the Lebanese population.
Gene - 15 Sept 2012
Khansa Sara, Hoteit Rouba, Shammaa Dina, Khalek Rabab Abdel, El Halas Hussein, Greige Layal, Abbas Fatmeh, Mahfouz Rami A R
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Being one of the most polymorphic genetic systems , the Human Leukocyte Antigen system is divided into class I (HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-C) and class II (HLA-DP, -DQ and -DR). This study is the first and largest of its kind to describe the distribution of HLA-DQB1 and HLA-DRB1 alleles in Lebanon and the region. METHODS: Respectively, 560 and 563 Lebanese individuals referred for HLA typing and possible bone...
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