A crypto-Dravidian origin for the nontribal communities of South India based on human leukocyte antigen class I diversity

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-234

  Thomas, R ^a   Nair, S B ^a   Banerjee, M ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Hindu; HLA; Muslim; South India; Syrian Christian

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHRISTIAN; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; MOSLEM; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION;

ALLELES; CHRISTIANITY; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HINDUISM; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INDIA; ISLAM; PHYLOGENY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33748416882     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2006.00652.x     Document Type: Article

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