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Human leukocyte antigen class I (A, B and C) allele and haplotype variation in a South African Mixed ancestry population.

ABSTRACT: South Africa has a large (?53million), ethnically diverse population (black African, Caucasian, Indian/Asian and Mixed ancestry) and a high disease burden (particularly HIV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis). The Mixed ancestry population constitutes ?9% of the total population and was established ?365years ago in the Western Cape region through interracial mixing of black Africans, Europeans and Asians. Admixed populations present unique opportunities to identify genetic factors involved in disease susceptibility. Since HLA genes are important mediators of host immunity, we investigated HLA-A, -B and -C allele and haplotype diversity in 50 healthy, unrelated individuals recruited from the Mixed ancestry population.

SUBMITTER: Loubser S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5451074 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May - Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Human leukocyte antigen class I (A, B and C) allele and haplotype variation in a South African Mixed ancestry population.

Loubser Shayne S Paximadis Maria M Tiemessen Caroline T CT

Human immunology 20170421 5-6

South Africa has a large (∼53million), ethnically diverse population (black African, Caucasian, Indian/Asian and Mixed ancestry) and a high disease burden (particularly HIV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis). The Mixed ancestry population constitutes ∼9% of the total population and was established ∼365years ago in the Western Cape region through interracial mixing of black Africans, Europeans and Asians. Admixed populations present unique opportunities to identify genetic factors involved in dise ...[more]

PMID: 28438553

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