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Gradients of HLA diversity in South American Indians.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000
Rothhammer F, Silva C, Callegari-Jacques S M, Llop E, Salzano F M
Abstract excerpt
Information concerning the HLA-A and -B loci was considered in relation to 3796 Amerindians living in 39 places in South America, data related to HLA-C being based on a smaller subset of 2989 persons distributed among 33 localities. Synthetic gene frequency maps were then constructed using principal-components analysis. Clearly significant longitudinal (principal component 1) and latitudinal (principal components...
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