Article
HLA-A*28 allele frequencies in the five major U.S. ethnic groups.
Human immunology - 1 Feb 1999
Hsu E, Bei M, Slack R, Hartzman R J, Ng J, Hurley C K
Abstract excerpt
The frequency of each A*28 allele was determined by PCR-SSOP typing in 5 major U.S. ethnic populations: Caucasians, African Americans, Asians/Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and Native Americans. The percent of serologically defined A28-positive individuals in the 5 populations ranged from 2.7-17.9%. Fifty-nine individuals who were previously serologically typed as A28, A68 or A69 were randomly chosen for...
Topics
- Alleles
- Ethnicity
- Gene Frequency
- HLA-A Antigens
- Humans
- United States
