HLA-A, B and DRB1 allele and haplotype frequencies in volunteer bone marrow donors from the north of Parana state
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of allele and haplotype frequencies of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system is important in the search for unrelated bone marrow donors. The Brazilian population is very heterogeneous and the HLA system is highly informative of populations because of the high level of polym...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-01-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842012000100010 |