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Molecular analysis of HLA Class I and Class II genes in five different South Indian linguistic groups
Author(s) -
Seshasubramanian Vani,
SathishKannan Aruna Devi,
Naganathan Chandramouleeswaran,
Narayan Saranya,
Periathiruvadi Srinivasan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hla
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.347
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2059-2310
pISSN - 2059-2302
DOI - 10.1111/tan.14219
Subject(s) - endogamy , haplotype , caste , human leukocyte antigen , allele , population , hla a , tamil , biology , genetics , allele frequency , demography , geography , gene , linguistics , sociology , antigen , philosophy
South Indians are a heterogeneous population who speak different languages and differ in their life style and physical appearance. Major population movements, social structure and caste endogamy have influenced the genetic structure of Indian populations. The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system of populations is highly informative because of the high level of polymorphisms. Knowledge of allele and haplotype frequencies of the HLA system is important in the search for unrelated bone marrow donors. We investigated the distribution of HLA A, B, C, DRB1 and DQB1 loci in five linguistic groups from South India. HLA– A*01:01:01~B*57:01:01:01~C*06:02:01~DRB1*07:01:01~DQB1*03:03:02 was the common haplotype with highest frequency in all the five populations studied. A few relevant haplotypes were identified as most common haplotypes in each linguistic group. Comparison of HLA‐A, ‐B and ‐DRB1 allele distribution in these five linguistic groups with the other Asian population showed that the South Indian populations were closely related to Sri Lankan populations. A large South Indian donor registry might serve as good source of donors for patients from Sri Lanka and vice versa.