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HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 allele distribution in the Muong population exposed to malaria in Vietnam.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jun 2002
Busson M, Vu Trieu A, Labelle P, Pham-Van K, Ho-Quang H, Bouteiller A M, Bleux H, Charron D, Hors J
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of 30 HLA-DRB1 alleles in 85 individuals and of 10 HLA-DQB1 alleles in 91 individuals of the Viet Muong population was studied and compared with those of nine other Asian populations, including 103 Viet Kinh belonging to the major ethnic group in Vietnam. In terms of genetic distance, our data are consistent with a close ethnogeographic relationship between Viet Muong, Buyi and Dai Lue, two...
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