Identification of two different HLA B49 DR4 extended haplotypes in the Sardinian population.

doi:10.1111/j.1399-0039.1994.tb02302.x

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Identification of two different HLA B49 DR4 extended haplotypes in the Sardinian population.

Tissue antigens - 1 Feb 1994

Vacca A, Carcassi C, La Nasa G, Mulargia M, Pizzati A, Ledda A, Floris L, Baldini G, Porcella R, Contu L

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The HLA-B49 DR4 haplotype, which is rare in Caucasoid populations, has a frequency in Sardinia of approximately 6% and a very strong linkage disequilibrium (LD). To better understand its genetic structure, the Bf, C4A and C4B Class III alleles were studied in 56 healthy unrelated Sardinian subjec...

Topics

Alleles
DNA
Female
HLA-B Antigens
HLA-DR4 Antigen
Haplotypes
Humans
Italy
Linkage Disequilibrium
Male
Pedigree
Phenotype
White People

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