Article
Molecular analysis of HLA class II polymorphisms among different ethnic groups in Israel.
Human immunology - 1 Aug 1999
Amar A, Kwon O J, Motro U, Witt C S, Bonne-Tamir B, Gabison R, Brautbar C
Abstract excerpt
The Jewish population in Israel comprises of inhabitants of heterogeneous ethnic backgrounds. Genetic studies classify the Israeli Jewish population into two major groups: Ashkenazi from Central and Eastern Europe and Sephardic or non Ashkenazi, from the Mediterranean and North Africa. The present study was aimed at elucidating the differential influx of HLA class II alleles in Ashkenazi, in various non-Ashkenazi...
Topics
- Alleles
- Black People
- Gene Frequency
- Genes, MHC Class II
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Humans
- Israel
- Jews
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- White People
