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Genetic connections among Turkic-speaking Iranian ethnic groups based on HLA class II gene diversity.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Dec 2013
Farjadian S, Safi S
Abstract excerpt
Iran is a linguistically heterogeneous nation where Persian, Turkic and Arabic are the three main language families spoken. Based on their linguistic properties, Qashqais, Turkmens and Azeris are Turkic-speaking people. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether any genetic relationship exists among the Turkic-speaking Iranian subpopulations based on HLA class II gene diversity. HLA-DRB1, DQA1 and DQB1...
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