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Allelic distribution of HLA class I genes in the Tibetan ethnic population of China.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Dec 2006
Chen S, Hong W, Shao H, Fu Y, Liu X, Chen D, Xu A
Abstract excerpt
Tibetans live in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau rising about 4000 m a.s.l. in south-west China. Archaeological evidences suggested that there have been humans living in Tibet at least 5000 years ago. However, Tibetan earlier history remains elusive. In the present study, allelic distribution of human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-A, -B and -Cw in 158 unrelated Tibetan Chinese was investigated using sequencing-based typing...
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