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Molecular analysis of HLA allele frequencies and haplotypes in Baloch of Iran compared with related populations of Pakistan.
Tissue antigens - 1 Nov 2004
Farjadian S, Naruse T, Kawata H, Ghaderi A, Bahram S, Inoko H
Abstract excerpt
The extreme polymorphism in different loci of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system has been used as an invaluable tool for anthropological studies. Determination of HLA allele and haplotype frequencies in different ethnic groups is useful for population genetic analyses and the study of genetic relationships among them. In the present study, molecular analysis of HLA-A, -B, -C, -DQA1, -DQB1, and -DRB1 genes...
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