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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 allele, officially designated A*8001. The class I molecule, HLA-AXBG, encoded by this allele could not be defined by...
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