African-American HLA class II allele and haplotype diversity.

doi:10.1111/j.1399-0039.1996.tb02686.x

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African-American HLA class II allele and haplotype diversity.

Tissue antigens - 1 Dec 1996

Just J J, King M C, Thomson G, Klitz W

Abstract excerpt

Molecular genetic techniques were used to type nine loci in the HLA class II region in 241 unrelated African-Americans from New York City (NYC). Several effects attributable to recent genetic admixture were evident: the number of distinct class II alleles and haplotypes was larger in the African-...

Topics

Alleles
Black People
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Haplotypes
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
Humans
Polymorphism, Genetic
Black or African American

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