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Human leukocyte antigen class I haplotypes of human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected persons on Likoma Island, Malawi.
Human immunology - 1 Oct 2011
Yang Otto O, Lewis Martha J, Reed Elaine F, Gjertson David W, Kalilani-Phiri Linda, Mkandawire James, Helleringer Stéphane, Kohler Hans-Peter
Abstract excerpt
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele frequencies vary between different human populations, with implications both for the evolutionary pressures shaping those populations as well as for the outcome of new infectious epidemics. We defined HLA class I types in a well-described cohort of persons on Likoma Island in Malawi, a population for which there are lacking data on allelic frequencies. The profile of HLA...
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