HLA class II polymorphism in Aka Pygmies and Bantu Congolese and a reassessment of HLA-DRB1 African diversity

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 211-222

  Renquin, J ^a   Sanchez Mazas, A ^a,e   Halle, L ^b   Rivalland, S ^b   Jaeger, G ^c   Mbayo, K ^d   Bianchi, F ^b   Kaplan, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA TRANSFUSION SANGUINE   (France)

^c Centres Européens Associées de Biologie Humaine CEABH   (France)

^d Clinique Universitaire de Kinshasa   (Congo)

^e Department of Anthropology and Ecology ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Africa; Aka Pygmies; Anthropology; Bantu Congolese; Genetic diversity; HLA class II; Linguistics; MHC selection; PCR dot blot reverse; PCR SSP

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DRIFT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; NATURAL SELECTION; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HAPLOTYPES; HLA-DP ANTIGENS; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0035664698     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.2001.580401.x     Document Type: Article

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