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Sequence-based HLA-A, B, C, DP, DQ, and DR typing of 100 Luo infants from the Boro area of Nyanza Province, Kenya.
Human immunology - 1 Apr 2017
Arlehamn Cecilia S Lindestam, Copin Richard, Leary Shay, Mack Steven J, Phillips Elizabeth, Mallal Simon, Sette Alessandro, Blatner Gretta, Siefers Heather, Ernst Joel D
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One hundred healthy infants enrolled as controls in a tuberculosis vaccine study in Nyanza Province, Kenya provided anonymized samples for DNA sequence-based typing at the HLA-A, -B, -C, -DPB1, -DQA1, -DQB1, -DRB1, and -DRB3/4/5 loci. The purpose of the study was to characterize allele frequencies in the local population, to support studies of T cell immunity against pathogens, including Mycobacterium...
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