The genetic heterogeneity of Arab populations as inferred from HLA genes.

This is the first genetic anthropology study on Arabs in MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. The present meta-analysis included 100 populations from 36 Arab and non-Arab communities, comprising 16,006 individuals, and evaluates the genetic profile of Arabs using HLA class I (A, B) and class...

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Main Authors: Abdelhafidh Hajjej, Wassim Y Almawi, Antonio Arnaiz-Villena, Lasmar Hattab, Slama Hmida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5844529?pdf=render