Article
Genetic link between Asians and native Americans: evidence from HLA genes and haplotypes.
Human immunology - 1 Sept 2001
Tokunaga K, Ohashi J, Bannai M, Juji T
Abstract excerpt
We have been studying polymorphisms of HLA class I and II genes in East Asians including Buryat in Siberia, Mongolian, Han Chinese, Man Chinese, Korean Chinese, South Korean, and Taiwan indigenous populations in collaboration with many Asian scientists. Regional populations in Japan, Hondo-Japanese, Ryukyuan, and Ainu, were also studied. HLA-A, -B, and -DRB1 gene frequencies were subjected to the correspondence...
Topics
- Alleles
- Asia, Southeastern
- Asian People
- Asia, Eastern
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-D Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
- Humans
- Indians, North American
- Japan
- Models, Genetic