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Molecular diversity of HLA‐A*19 group of alleles in south Indian population
Author(s) -
Vettriselvi V.,
Vijayalakshmi K.,
Suganya S.,
Krishnan M.,
Paul S. F. D.,
Jayanth V.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of immunogenetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1744-313X
pISSN - 1744-3121
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-313x.2006.00570.x
Subject(s) - allele , human leukocyte antigen , tamil , genetic diversity , biology , allele frequency , genetics , hla a , population , diversity (politics) , evolutionary biology , immunology , demography , antigen , gene , sociology , anthropology , linguistics , philosophy
Summary To determine the genetic diversity of the human leucocyte antigen (HLA)‐A*19 group of alleles in the south Indian Tamil population, we studied 100 random healthy unrelated individuals. The frequency of HLA‐A*19 was 37% with A*33 (45.9%), A*32 (29.7%), A*31 (16.2%), A*30 (5.4%), A*29 (2.7%) and A*74 (0%). The frequency distribution of the HLA‐A*19 alleles was distinct and revealed marked similarities and variations with other populations