Article
HLA genes in Mexican Mazatecans, the peopling of the Americas and the uniqueness of Amerindians.
Tissue antigens - 1 Nov 2000
Arnaiz-Villena A, Vargas-Alarcón G, Granados J, Gómez-Casado E, Longas J, Gonzales-Hevilla M, Zuñiga J, Salgado N, Hernández-Pacheco G, Guillen J, Martinez-Laso J
Abstract excerpt
The HLA allele frequency distribution of the Mexican Mazatecan Indians (Olmec culture) has been studied and compared with those of other First American Natives and worldwide populations (a total of 12,100 chromosomes; 6,050 individuals from 59 different populations). The main conclusions are: 1) An indirect evidence of Olmec and Mayan relatedness is suggested, further supporting the notion that Olmecs may have...
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