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HLA population genetics: a Lebanese population.
Tissue antigens - 1 Oct 2012
Cano Pedro, Testi Manuela, Andreani Marco, Khoriaty Evelyne, Bou Monsef Jad, Galluccio Tiziana, Troiano Maria, Fernandez-Vina Marcelo, Inati Adlette
Abstract excerpt
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing was done in 426 Lebanese subjects of 88 families, in which 347 haplotypes were identified. The A, B, C, DRB1, DRB3/4/5, DQB1 and DPB1 loci were typed at high resolution. This study shows that information theory, as originally developed by Claude Shannon in 1948, provides a promising theoretical foundation to study the population genetics of a genetic system like HLA. Although...
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