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HLA polymorphism in a Majorcan population of Jewish descent: comparison with Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza (Balearic Islands) and other Jewish communities.
Tissue antigens - 1 Oct 2002
Crespí C, Milà J, Martínez-Pomar N, Etxagibel A, Muñoz-Saa I, Priego D, Luque A, Pons J, Picornell A, Ramon M, Castro J A, Matamoros N
Abstract excerpt
'Chueta' was the name given to the Catholic descendants of Jewish victims of the last Spanish Inquisition process in Majorca Island in the western Mediterranean. We have studied the allele distribution of HLA-A, -B, -Cw, -DRB1 and -DQB1 loci of 103 random, healthy, unrelated individuals belonging to the ancient Majorcan Jewish community, known locally as Chuetas, and 589 individuals from the Balearic population...
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