"HLA-B18 Antigen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				A specific HLA-B surface antigen subtype. Members of this subtype contain alpha chains that are encoded by the HLA-B*18 allele family.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | 
										
							D059911
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						| MeSH Number(s) | 
						
							 D12.776.395.550.489.500.180 D12.776.543.550.439.500.180 D23.050.301.500.100.500.180 D23.050.301.500.450.380.180 D23.050.705.552.100.500.180 D23.050.705.552.450.380.180 
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						| Concept/Terms | 
						
							HLA-B18 Antigen- HLA-B18 Antigen
 - Antigen, HLA-B18
 - HLA B18 Antigen
 - HLA B18
 - HLA-B18
 
  
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Toward a definition of self: proteomic evaluation of the class I peptide repertoire. J Immunol. 2004 Mar 01; 172(5):2944-52.