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HLA class I allele frequencies in the Lebanese population.
Gene - 10 Jan 2013
Khansa Sara, Hoteit Rouba, Shammaa Dina, Khalek Rabab Abdel, El Halas Hussein, Greige Layal, Abbas Fatmeh, Mahfouz Rami A R
Abstract excerpt
The highly polymorphic Human Leukocyte Antigen system encompasses different loci that have been studied in transplantation as well as diseases and population associated research. This study is the first and largest of its kind to describe the distribution of HLA-A, -B and -C alleles in Lebanon. Respectively, 1994, 1309 and 1163 Lebanese individuals referred for HLA typing and possible bone marrow/kidney donation...
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