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HLA-A polymorphisms in four ethnic groups from Guinea-Bissau (West Africa) inferred from sequence-based typing.
Tissue antigens - 1 Dec 2008
Spínola C, Bruges-Armas J, Brehm A, Spínola H
Abstract excerpt
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A locus polymorphisms were examined at high-resolution level, using sequence-based typing, in the four most representative Guinea-Bissau (Northwest Africa) ethnic groups: Balanta, Bijagós, Fula and Papel. Despite the Fula group having significant differences when compared with the other three ethnic groups, all four groups most likely received a genetic input from non sub-Saharans....
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