Article
Extended HLA haplotypes in a Carib Amerindian population: the Yucpa of the Perija Range.
Human immunology - 1 Sept 2001
Layrisse Z, Guedez Y, Domínguez E, Paz N, Montagnani S, Matos M, Herrera F, Ogando V, Balbas O, Rodríguez-Larralde A
Abstract excerpt
Eleven MHC loci haplotypes have been defined among a Carib speaking Amerindian population; the Yucpa, inhabiting the northern section of the Perija Range, on the limits between Colombia and Venezuela. This tribe has been known with the name of "Motilones mansos" and is located close to the Chibcha-Paeze speaking Bari or "Motilones bravos." Seventy-three full blooded Yucpa living at the villages of Aroy, Marewa,...
Topics
- Colombia
- Complement C4a
- Complement C4b
- Complement Factor B
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-B Antigens
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Haplotypes