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Human leukocyte antigen class I (A, B, C) and II (DRB1) diversity in the black and Caucasian South African population.
Human immunology - 1 Jan 2012
Paximadis Maria, Mathebula Tiyani Y, Gentle Nikki L, Vardas Eftyhia, Colvin Mark, Gray Clive M, Tiemessen Caroline T, Puren Adrian
Abstract excerpt
A cross-section of black and Caucasian South Africans (N = 302) were genotyped at high resolution (class I HLA-A, -B, -C and class II HLA-DRB1). Five new class I alleles (A*30:01:02, A*30:02:02, A*68:27, B*42:06, and B*45:07) and one new confirmatory allele (A*29:11) were identified in the black population. Alleles and haplotypes showed expected differences between the black and Caucasian populations, with the...
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