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Distinguishing functional polymorphism from random variation in the sequences of >10,000 HLA-A, -B a...

Distinguishing functional polymorphism from random variation in the sequences of >10,000 HLA-A, -B a...

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Distinguishing functional polymorphism from random variation in the sequences of >10,000 HLA-A, -B and -C alleles

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Distinguishing functional polymorphism from random variation in the sequences of >10,000 HLA-A, -B and -C alleles

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS genetics, 2017-06, Vol.13 (6), p.e1006862-e1006862

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

HLA class I glycoproteins contain the functional sites that bind peptide antigens and engage lymphocyte receptors. Recently, clinical application of sequence-based HLA typing has uncovered an unprecedented number of novel HLA class I alleles. Here we define the nature and extent of the variation in 3,489 HLA-A, 4,356 HLA-B and 3,111 HLA-C alleles....

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Distinguishing functional polymorphism from random variation in the sequences of >10,000 HLA-A, -B and -C alleles

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1919501467

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1919501467

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ISSN

1553-7404,1553-7390

E-ISSN

1553-7404

DOI

10.1371/journal.pgen.1006862

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