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HLA class I and class II allele and haplotype diversity in Martinicans.
Tissue antigens - 1 Mar 2001
Bera O, Cesaire R, Quelvennec E, Quillivic F, de Chavigny V, Ribal C, Semana G
Abstract excerpt
The Martinican population is mainly the product of admixture between African people and French Caucasians. The aim of the present study is to investigate at the DNA level the polymorphism of HLA class I (HLA-A, HLA-B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, DQB1 and DPB1) genes in a population of 100 Martinicans. Allelic distributions and interlocus linkage disequilibria were compared to those observed in a French Caucasian...
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