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HLA class I and class II of the Nivkhi, an indigenous population carrying HTLV-I in Sakhalin, Far Eastern Russia.
Tissue antigens - 1 Nov 1998
Lou H, Li H C, Kuwayama M, Yashiki S, Fujiyoshi T, Suehara M, Osame M, Yamashita M, Hayami M, Gurtsevich V, Ballas M, Imanishi T, Sonoda S
Abstract excerpt
The Nivkhi are a native people isolated in the Nogliki region of Sakhalin, Far East Russia, where our group recently recognized human T-cell lymphoma virus type I (HTLV-I) infection. In order to trace the Nivkhi's ethnic background and the HTLV-I carriers, we investigated HLA class I and II allele types of 53 Nivkhi (including four HTLV-I carriers). Major HLA class I alleles of the Nivkhi were A*24, A*02, B*40,...
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