Unusual HLA-B alleles in two tribes of Brazilian Indians.

doi:10.1038/357326a0

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Unusual HLA-B alleles in two tribes of Brazilian Indians.

Nature - 28 May 1992

Belich M P, Madrigal J A, Hildebrand W H, Zemmour J, Williams R C, Luz R, Petzl-Erler M L, Parham P

Abstract excerpt

The Kaingang and Guarani are culturally and linguistically distinct tribes of southern Brazil. Like all Amerindian groups they show limited HLA polymorphism, which probably reflects the small founder populations that colonized America by overland migration from Asia 11,000-40,000 years ago. We fi...

Topics

Alleles
Amino Acid Sequence
Asian People
Base Sequence
Brazil
Cell Line, Transformed
HLA-A Antigens
HLA-B Antigens
HLA-C Antigens
Herpesvirus 4, Human
Humans
Indians, South American
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymorphism, Genetic
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
White People

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PMID: 1317015
DOI: 10.1038/357326a0

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