HLA-A*8001 is a member of a newly discovered ancient family of HLA-A alleles.

doi:10.1111/j.1399-0039.1993.tb02198.x

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HLA-A*8001 is a member of a newly discovered ancient family of HLA-A alleles.

Tissue antigens - 1 Nov 1993

Wagner A G, Hughes A L, Iandoli M L, Stewart D, Herbert S, Watkins D I, Hurley C K, Rosen-Bronson S

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A member of a new HLA-A locus family, HLA-A*8001, has been characterized from 3 African-American individuals expressing a unique HLA-A serologic specificity. The HLA-A*8001 sequence is most closely related to alleles of the HLA-A1/3/11 family, although it also contains residues characteristic of...

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Alleles
Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Black People
DNA
Female
Gene Amplification
HLA-A Antigens
Humans
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Pedigree
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Black or African American

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