HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, DRB3, DRB4, DRB5 and DQB1 polymorphism detected by PCR-SSP in a semi-urban HIV-positive Ugandan population
Krausa, P., McAdam, S., Bunce, M., Whitworth, J., Biryahwaho, B., French, N., Tugume, B., Gilks, C. and Gotch, F. (1999) HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, DRB3, DRB4, DRB5 and DQB1 polymorphism detected by PCR-SSP in a semi-urban HIV-positive Ugandan population. Experimental and Clinical Immunogenetics, 16 (1). pp. 17-25.
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Abstract
PCR-SSP was used to HLA-type a cohort of Ugandan HIV-positive individuals. The results represent a more comprehensive description of HLA in an African population than previously described and are in concordance with data from a general Black population. Substantial differences exist between this population and Caucasoid populations in which immunological responses to HIV have been investigated; this emphasises that the main HLA-restrictive elements for HIV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes will most likely be different for each population.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Publisher: | Karger |
Copyright: | 1999 Molecular Immunology Group |
URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/5689 |
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