HLA antigens in the Uitoto Indians and an urban population of Colombia

Hum Hered. 1988;38(6):337-40. doi: 10.1159/000153811.

Abstract

One hundred individuals from the city of Bogota and 32 Uitoto Indians from the Colombian Amazonia were HLA-typed. The results showed that the two populations differ significantly in the frequencies of the alleles A28, B15, B39, Bw51, Cw2, Cw3 and DRw52. In general, the Uitoto Indians resemble, in their histocompatibility antigens, other Latin-American Indians so far studied.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Colombia
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Variation
  • HLA Antigens / genetics*
  • HLA-A Antigens / genetics
  • HLA-B Antigens / genetics
  • HLA-C Antigens / genetics
  • HLA-DQ Antigens / genetics
  • HLA-DR Antigens / genetics
  • Humans
  • Indians, South American / genetics*
  • Urban Population*

Substances

  • HLA Antigens
  • HLA-A Antigens
  • HLA-B Antigens
  • HLA-C Antigens
  • HLA-DQ Antigens
  • HLA-DR Antigens