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HLA class II profile and distribution of HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 alleles and haplotypes among Lebanese and Bahraini Arabs.
Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology - 1 Jul 2004
Almawi Wassim Y, Busson Marc, Tamim Hala, Al-Harbi Einas M, Finan Ramzi R, Wakim-Ghorayeb Saria F, Motala Ayesha A
Abstract excerpt
The gene frequencies of HLA class II alleles were studied in 95 healthy Lebanese Arab and 72 healthy Bahraini Arab subjects. Our aim was to establish the genetic relationship between Bahraini and Lebanese Arabs in terms of HLA class II gene and haplotype frequencies and to compare these results with frequencies for other countries with populations of Caucasian and non-Caucasian descent. Subjects were unrelated...
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