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HLA-class II genes in Mexican Amerindian Mayas: relatedness with Guatemalan Mayans and other populations.
Immunological investigations - 1 Jan 2011
Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto, Granados Julio, Pérez-Hernández Nonanzit, Rodríguez-Pérez José Manuel, Canto-Cetina Thelma, Coral-Vázquez Ramón Mauricio, Areces Cristina, Gómez-Prieto Pablo, Arnaiz-Villena Antonio
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed the HLA class II allele frequencies in 50 healthy unrelated Mayan individuals. The relationship with other worldwide populations was studied by using HLA data from 71 different populations. The most frequent alleles were HLA-DRB1*04, HLA-DRB1*01, HLA-DQB1*0302 and HLA-DQB1*0501. When comparisons with other Mexican Amerindian groups were made, some differences were observed. Mayans showed an increased...
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