Article
HLA class II variation in the Gila River Indian Community of Arizona: alleles, haplotypes, and a high frequency epitope at the HLA-DR locus.
Human immunology - 1 Jan 1992
Williams R C, McAuley J E
Abstract excerpt
A genetic distribution for the HLA class II loci is described for 349 "full-blooded" Pima and Tohono O'odham Indians (Pimans) in the Gila River Indian Community. A high frequency epitope in the *DRw52 family was defined by reactions with 31 alloantisera, which we have designated *DR3X6. It segregates as a codominant allele at HLA-DR with alleles *DR2, *DR4, and *DRw8, and has the highest frequency yet reported...
Topics
- Alleles
- Antigenic Variation
- Arizona
- Epitopes
- Gene Frequency
- Genes, MHC Class II
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Indians, North American
