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The Use of DNA Polymorphisms Demonstrated by Means of the HLA System
Author(s) -
Mayr Wolfgang R.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1986.tb04879.x
Subject(s) - human leukocyte antigen , restriction fragment length polymorphism , serology , dna , genetics , immunology , biology , medicine , computational biology , genotype , antigen , antibody , gene
. The advances reached by using DNA polymorphisms (restriction fragment length polymorphisms) in blood group serology are demonstrated by means of the HLA system. The potentialities for various applications (e.g. better definition of alloantigens, association with diseases, paternity testing, forensic medicine or genetic counselling) are mentioned.