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MICA diversity and linkage disequilibrium with HLA-B alleles in renal-transplant candidates in southern Brazil.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Yamakawa Roger Haruki, Saito Patrícia Keiko, Gelmini Geórgia Fernanda, da Silva José Samuel, Bicalho Maria da Graça, Borelli Sueli Donizete
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I chain-related gene A (MICA) is located centromerically to the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B. The short distance between these loci in the MHC indicates the presence of linkage disequilibrium (LD). Similarly to the HLA, the MICA is highly polymorphic, and this polymorphism has not been well documented in different populations. In this study, we estimated the...
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