Article
Differences in HLA class II alleles of isolated South American Indian populations from Brazil and Argentina.
Human immunology - 1 Aug 1993
Cerna M, Falco M, Friedman H, Raimondi E, Maccagno A, Fernandez-Viña M, Stastny P
Abstract excerpt
We have studied the HLA class II alleles in 277 South American Indians, which included Argentinian tribes from the Gran Chaco: Toba (n = 135), Toba-Pilaga (n = 19), Mataco-Wichi (n = 49), and Xavantes, a tribe from Central Brazil (n = 74). In the Brazilian tribe, only four DR groups were found: D...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Argentina
- Brazil
- DNA
- Gene Frequency
- HLA-DP Antigens
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Humans
- Indians, South American
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Oligonucleotide Probes
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic