Diversity associated with the second expressed HLA-DRB locus in the human population.

doi:10.1007/s002510050248

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Diversity associated with the second expressed HLA-DRB locus in the human population.

Immunogenetics - 1 Jan 1997

Robbins F, Hurley C K, Tang T, Yao H, Lin Y S, Wade J, Goeken N, Hartzman R J

Abstract excerpt

Although diversity within the HLA-DRB region is predominantly focused in the DRB1 gene, the second expressed DRB loci, DRB3, DRB4, and DRB5, also exhibit variation. Within DRB1(*)15 or DRB1(*)16 haplotypes, four new variants were identified: 1) two new DRB5 alleles, DRB5*0104 and DRB5*0204, 2) a...

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Alleles
Base Sequence
Genetic Variation
HLA-DR Antigens
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data

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