Diversity is demonstrated in class I HLA‐A and HLA‐B alleles in Cameroon, Africa: description of HLA‐A*03012, *2612, *3006 and HLA‐B*1403, *4016, *4703
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Tissue Antigens
- Vol. 56 (4) , 291-302
- https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-0039.2000.560401.x
Abstract
To examine the genetic diversity in west Africa, class I HLA‐A and HLA‐B alleles of 92 unrelated individuals from two areas in the Cameroon, the capital Yaoundé and the village of Etoa, were identifi...Keywords
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