Article
HLA-DRB1 frequencies of non-Austronesian-speaking Gidra in south New Guinea and their genetic affinities with Oceanian populations.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Feb 1995
Yoshida M, Ohtsuka R, Nakazawa M, Juji T, Tokunaga K
Abstract excerpt
DNA typing of HLA-DRB1 genes was conducted for 192 samples from the Gidra who speak one of the non-Austronesian languages and inhabit the southern lowlands of New Guinea. Comparison of the allele frequencies with those of eight other Oceanian populations reveals that the Gidra are genetically closest to the non-Austronesian-speaking Goroka and, next, to the Aboriginal Australian groups, but are remote from the...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Ethnicity
- Gene Frequency
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Humans
- Pacific Islands
- Papua New Guinea
- Phylogeny
