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Distribution of HLA class II (DRB1/DQB1) alleles and haplotypes among Bahraini and Lebanese Arabs.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Jan 2000
Almawi W Y, Abou-Jaoude M M, Tamim H, Al-Harbi E M, Finan R R, Wakim-Ghorayeb S F, Motala A A
Abstract excerpt
The genetic relationship between Bahraini and Lebanese Arabs in terms of HLA class II (DRB1 and DQB1) gene and haplotype frequencies was investigated in a group of 90 Lebanese and 52 Bahraini Arabs. Subjects of both sexes were unrelated and HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 genes were genotyped using the polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific primer (PCR-SSP) technique. Analysis of the HLA-DRB1 alleles showed that the...
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