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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| Main Authors: |
Malavige, G,
Rostron, T,
Seneviratne, S,
Fernando, S,
Sivayogan, S,
Wijewickrama, A,
Ogg, G |
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| Format: | Journal article
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
2007
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