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A comparison of HLA-DR and -DQ allele and haplotype frequencies in Trinidadian populations of African, South Asian, and mixed ancestry.
Human immunology - 1 Nov 2002
Carrington Christine V F, Kondeatis Elli, Ramdath D Dan, Norman Paul J, Vaughan Robert W, Stephens Henry A F
Abstract excerpt
Using polymerase chain reaction-sequence-specific primer (PCR-SSP) typing, this study determined the frequency of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DR- and -DQ alleles and haplotypes in individuals of African (n = 75), South Asian (n = 98), and mixed (n = 102) ancestry from the Caribbean island of Trinidad. We detected 19 different haplotypes containing DRB3, 8 containing DRB4, 6 containing DRB5, and 6 different...
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