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Distribution of HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 antigenic groups and haplotypes from the Brazilian bone marrow donor registry (REDOME).
Human immunology - 1 Oct 2017
Torres Leandro, da Silva Bouzas Luis Fernando, Almada Alexandre, de Sobrino Porto Luis Cristovão Moraes, Abdelhay Eliana
Abstract excerpt
To improve assistance for patients awaiting a bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor, it is important to genetically characterize the Brazilian volunteer bone marrow donors registry (REDOME). Our objective was to describe the antigenic groups and haplotype frequencies of HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-DRB1 in the five regions of Brazil and by self-reported ethnicity groups using the REDOME data. Our study included...
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