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Immunological Investigations
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Research Article

HLA-A, -C, -B, -DRB1, -DQA1, and -DQB1 Allele and Haplotype Repertoires in the Albanian Population from Kosovo

Atifete Ramosaj-Morinaa Pediatric Clinic, University Clinical Centre of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo;b Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, KosovoORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8832-9801
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Marija Burek Kamenaricb Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, KosovoORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2781-4576
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Alije Keka Sylaa Pediatric Clinic, University Clinical Centre of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo;c Tissue Typing Centre, Clinical Department of Transfusion Medicine and Transplantation Biology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, CroatiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1961-8463
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Arbana Balokuc Tissue Typing Centre, Clinical Department of Transfusion Medicine and Transplantation Biology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, CroatiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0794-3506
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Zorana Grubicb Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, KosovoORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7057-5465
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Renata Zunecb Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, KosovoCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1232-1242 | Published online: 14 May 2021

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