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Review
. 2014 Oct;41(5):352-5.
doi: 10.1159/000368056.

Allele frequencies database

Louise Y C Takeshita  1 , Andrew R Jones  1 , Faviel F Gonzalez-Galarza  1 , Derek Middleton  2
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Review

Allele frequencies database

Louise Y C Takeshita et al. Transfus Med Hemother. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

This review describes a database for the collection, archiving, sorting, searching and display of gene and allele frequencies for immunogenetic genes.

Keywords: Data management system; HLA; Immunogenetics; KIR.

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Example of an allele frequency in worldwide populations.
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