Distribution of HLA (class I and class II) antigens in the native Dravidian Hindus of Tamil Nadu, south India.

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Distribution of HLA (class I and class II) antigens in the native Dravidian Hindus of Tamil Nadu, south India.

Gene geography : a computerized bulletin on human gene frequencies - 1 Apr 1995

Subramanian V S, Selvaraj P, Narayanan P R, Prabhakar R, Damodaran C

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HLA - A, B, C, DR, DQ antigen profile of South Indian Tamil-speaking Hindus of Dravidian descent was studied. Phenotype, gene and haplotype frequencies were calculated and compared with the literature. There was a complete lack of A23, A25 and A32 antigens in the sample presently monitored. Excep...

Topics

Ethnicity
Gene Frequency
Genes, MHC Class I
Genes, MHC Class II
HLA Antigens
Haplotypes
Humans
India
Linkage Disequilibrium
Phenotype

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