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High frequency of HLA-A*0103 allele in a Somali population.
Human immunology - 1 Feb 2001
Poland G A, Sohni Y, Domanico M, Kroning C M, DeGoey S R, Jimale M, Jacobson R M, Moore S B
Abstract excerpt
We report the existence of class I HLA allele A*0103 in an ethnic group (Somali) where this allele has not been reported. This allele was discovered in a study to examine the relationship between HLA alleles and humoral antibody response to measles vaccine among recent immigrants from Somalia to Olmsted County, Minnesota. We initially used polymerase chain reaction-sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) to carry out...
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