Prediction of HLA class II alleles using SNPs in an African population.

Despite the importance of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) gene locus in research and clinical practice, direct HLA typing is laborious and expensive. Furthermore, the analysis requires specialized software and expertise which are unavailable in most developing country settings. Recently, in silico...

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Main Authors: Fasil Tekola Ayele, Elena Hailu, Chris Finan, Abraham Aseffa, Gail Davey, Melanie J Newport, Charles N Rotimi, Adebowale Adeyemo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3386230?pdf=render