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Genetic and statistical analyses indicate that the HL-A system contains two intimately related chromosome regions containing at least seven and eight alleles, respectively. The complex antibodies which these regions give rise to consist of a mixture of smaller components.
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KISSMEYER-NIELSEN, F., SVEJGAARD, A. & HAUGE, M. Genetics of the Human HL-A Transplantation System. Nature 219, 1116–1119 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2191116a0
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