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HLA-DRB1, -DQA1 and -DQB1 alleles and haplotypes in first-generation Pakistani immigrants in Norway.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Apr 2012
Rønningen K S, Yap S E, Brandal K, Stormyr A, Lie B A, Rasmussen T, Stray-Pedersen B, Akselsen H E
Abstract excerpt
Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) polymorphisms among immigrants from Pakistan have not been well investigated. Immigration to Norway started in the late 1960s for working purposes. From 1975, immigration was mainly for marriages and family reunion. When recruiting couples for a birth cohort study, we ended up with 65.5% of the 374 parents genotyped being closely related. This was also reflected in that 21% of...
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