Article
[The contribution of gene conversion at the same chromosome to the HLA diversity].
Yi chuan = Hereditas - 1 Nov 2008
Hao Xiang-Wen, Deng Li-Bin, Zeng Chang-Qing
Abstract excerpt
HLA is the most polymorphic gene family in human genome, which is imperative for human to face numerous heterogeneous bio-molecules. Previous studies on the formation of HLA polymorphism have been focused on gene crossover. Here, we investigated the contribution of gene conversion, which is an important mechanism to generate polymorphism at shaping different patterns of HLA-DRB genes. Analysis of all known...
Topics
- Alleles
- Asian People
- Chromosomes, Human
- DNA, Complementary
- Exons
- Gene Conversion
- Genetic Variation
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- White People
