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Polymorphism of the HLA class II loci in Siberian populations.
Human genetics - 1 Jan 1998
Grahovac B, Sukernik R I, O'hUigin C, Zaleska-Rutczynska Z, Blagitko N, Raldugina O, Kosutic T, Satta Y, Figueroa F, Takahata N, Klein J
Abstract excerpt
The populations that colonized Siberia diverged from one another in the Paleolithic and evolved in isolation until today. These populations are therefore a rich source of information about the conditions under which the initial divergence of modern humans occurred. In the present study we used the HLA system, first, to investigate the evolution of the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) itself, and...
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