Article
HLA class II alleles in Amerindian populations: implications for the evolution of HLA polymorphism and the colonization of the Americas.
Hereditas - 1 Jan 1997
Erlich H A, Mack S J, Bergström T, Gyllensten U B
Abstract excerpt
The analysis of HLA allele frequencies in various Amerindian populations may shed light on the history of human migrations in the Americas; the overall reduction in the number of alleles relative to non-Amerindian populations and the observation that the same alleles and allelic lineages are "mis...
Topics
- Alleles
- Americas
- Asia
- Emigration and Immigration
- Evolution, Molecular
- Founder Effect
- Gene Frequency
- Genes, MHC Class II
- Genotype
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- History, Ancient
- Humans
- Indians, North American
- Indians, South American
- Phylogeny