HLA Class-I Diversity in Cameroon: Evidence for a North-South Structure of Genetic Variation and Relationships with African Populations

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 665-677

  Spínola, Hélder ^a   Couto, Ana Rita ^b,c   Peixoto, Maria José ^b,c   Anagnostou, Paolo ^d,e   Destro Bisol, Giovanni ^d,f   Spedini, Gabriella ^f   Lopéz Larrea, Carlos ^g   Bruges Armas, Jácome ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^b Hospital Santo Espirito de Angra do Heroesmo   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f Istituto Italiano di Antropologia   (Italy)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bamileke; Cameroon; Ewondo; HLA; Podokwo; Uldeme

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAMEROON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, MHC CLASS I; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS;

EID: 80053576722     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: 14691809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2011.00672.x     Document Type: Article

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