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Genetic diversity of the HLA-G coding region in Amerindian populations from the Brazilian Amazon: a possible role of natural selection.
Genes and immunity - 1 Dec 2013
Mendes-Junior C T, Castelli E C, Meyer D, Simões A L, Donadi E A
Abstract excerpt
HLA-G has an important role in the modulation of the maternal immune system during pregnancy, and evidence that balancing selection acts in the promoter and 3'UTR regions has been previously reported. To determine whether selection acts on the HLA-G coding region in the Amazon Rainforest, exons 2...
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