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Class II HLA allele polymorphism: DRB1, DQB1 and DPB1 alleles and haplotypes in the New Zealand Maori population.
Tissue antigens - 1 Oct 2006
Tracey M C, Carter J M
Abstract excerpt
Class II alleles of interest to transplantation comprise the DRB1, DQB1 and DPB1 loci. Sequence-based typing was used to determine the class II allelic variability present in New Zealand Maori, a population with close genetic ties to Polynesia and known anthropological and linguistic connections to mainland Asia. The most common DRB1 alleles identified were DRB1*1201, DRB1*110101, DRB1*0403 and DRB1*080302, with...
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