One hundred and thirty unrelated Azorean individuals were randomly selected to study the frequencies of high-resolution HLA alleles and haplotypes in the Azorean (Terceira) population. HLA-A, -B, -Cw, -DRB1, -DQA1 and -DQB1 high-resolution genotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction using commercial kits. HLA-E, -F and -G alleles, were genotyped by sequence-based typing. All loci were in HWE, showing no locus-level deviations. The genotype data is available in the Allele Frequencies Net Database under the population name "Azores Terceira Island" and the identifier (AFND112579).
Keywords: Azores; HLA alleles; Haplotypes; Portugal.
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