HLA-DQA1 in autochthonous Basques: description of a genocline for the DQA1*0201 allele in Europe.

doi:10.1007/BF01225516

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HLA-DQA1 in autochthonous Basques: description of a genocline for the DQA1*0201 allele in Europe.

International journal of legal medicine - 1 Jan 1996

Iriondo M, Manzano C, de la Rúa C

Abstract excerpt

A total of 250 autochthonous Basque individuals were tested in the HLA-DQA1 system, and the allele frequency distribution found was significantly different from that of any other European population. The differences centre mainly on the alleles DQA1*0201 and DQA1*0501: for the former the Basques...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Europe
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetics, Population
Genotype
HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
Humans
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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