Article
Relatedness among Basques, Portuguese, Spaniards, and Algerians studied by HLA allelic frequencies and haplotypes.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jan 1997
Arnaiz-Villena A, Martínez-Laso J, Gómez-Casado E, Díaz-Campos N, Santos P, Martinho A, Breda-Coimbra H
Abstract excerpt
HLA-A, -B, -DRB1, -DQA1, and DQB1 alleles were studied in Iberian and Algerian populations by serology and DNA sequence methodologies. The genetic and cultural relatedness among Basques, Spaniards, and paleo-North Africans (Berbers or Tamazights) was established. Portuguese people have also maintained a certain degree of cultural and ethnic-specific characteristics since ancient times. The results of the present...
Topics
- Algeria
- Alleles
- Emigration and Immigration
- Ethnicity
- Gene Frequency
- HLA Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Portugal
- Spain
