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Distribution of HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 alleles in the Kensiu and Semai Orang Asli sub-groups in Peninsular Malaysia.
Human immunology - 1 Aug 2016
Tasnim Abd Razak, Allia Shahril, Edinur Hisham Atan, Panneerchelvam Sundararajulu, Zafarina Zainuddin, Norazmi Mohd Nor
Abstract excerpt
The earliest settlers in Peninsular Malaysia are the Orang Asli population, namely Semang, Senoi and Proto Malays. In the present study, we typed the HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 loci of the Kensiu and Semai Orang Asli sub-groups. Sequence-based HLA typing was performed on 59 individuals from two Orang Asli sub-groups. A total of 11, 18 and 14 HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 alleles were identified, respectively. These data are...
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