HLA class II alleles in Ainu living in Hidaka District, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199609)101:1<1::AID-AJPA1>3.0.CO;2-Z

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HLA class II alleles in Ainu living in Hidaka District, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Sept 1996

Bannai M, Tokunaga K, Imanishi T, Harihara S, Fujisawa K, Juji T, Omoto K

Abstract excerpt

The Ainu people are considered to be the descendants of preagricultural native populations of northern Japan, while the majority of the population of contemporary Japan (Wajin) is descended mainly from postneolithic migrants. Polymorphisms of the HLA-DRB1, DRB3, and DQB1 alleles were investigated...

Topics

Alleles
Gene Frequency
Haplotypes
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
Humans
Japan
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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