HLA analysis of Sri Lankan Sinhalese predicts North Indian origin.
The origin of the Sinhalese population of Sri Lanka is debated. We subtyped HLA-A*02 in 101 Sinhalese and observed a preponderance of the rare allele HLA-A*0211 which was similar to reported frequencies in northern India. Taken with low-resolution typing for the remaining A, B, C, DR and DQ alleles,...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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