Excess admixture proportion of extended major histocompatability complex haplotypes of Caucasian origin among rheumatoid arthritis associated haplotypes in African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans.

doi:10.1080/13557858.1996.9961782

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Excess admixture proportion of extended major histocompatability complex haplotypes of Caucasian origin among rheumatoid arthritis associated haplotypes in African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans.

Ethnicity & health - 1 May 1996

Fraser P A, Yunis E J, Alper C A

Abstract excerpt

Several extended major histocompatability complex (MHC) haplotypes are associated with susceptibility to autoimmune disease in Caucasian populations. It is known that African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans are ethnic groups descended from west, central and southern black African populations which...

Topics

Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Black People
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Gene Frequency
HLA-DR4 Antigen
Haplotypes
Humans
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Phenotype
Risk Factors
United States
West Indies
White People
Black or African American

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PMID: 9395559
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.1996.9961782

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