A novel HLA-A*8001 allele identified in an African-American population.

doi:10.1016/0198-8859(94)90256-9

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A novel HLA-A*8001 allele identified in an African-American population.

Human immunology - 1 Mar 1994

Starling G C, Witkowski J A, Speerbrecher L S, McKinney S K, Hansen J A, Choo S Y

Abstract excerpt

HLA polymorphism varies among different racial origins. Certain antigens are restricted to a particular ethnic group, suggesting that genetic events might have generated further unique polymorphism following racial diversification. In this study, we have identified and characterized a novel HLA-A...

Topics

Alleles
Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Black People
Cell Line
HLA-A Antigens
Humans
Isoelectric Focusing
Molecular Sequence Data
Black or African American

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