Confirmatory Alleles: Characterisation of Three HLA Class II Alleles in Brazilians
Mariana Guimarães Barbosa de Medeiros1, Isabella Fantini Molinari1, Fernanda Pelisson Massi2
1Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine (DAB), Postgraduate Program in Biosciences and Physiopathology (PBF), Maringá, Brazil.
HLA
|January 10, 2026
Abstract
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Three HLA class II alleles were confirmed and their partial gene sequences were obtained in our laboratory.
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HLA class IIbone marrow transplantationgenetic diversityhigh resolutionnext‐generation sequencingMore Related Videos
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