山西汉族人群HLA-A、-B、-DRB1基因多态性研究

目的 调查山西汉族人群HLA-A、-B、DRB1基因多态性，获得完整准确的遗传学数据。方法 应用聚合酶链反应，序列特异性引物方法对7440名健康、无血缘关系的山西汉族个体进行HLA—A、-B、-DRB1基因型检测，并与不同人群等位基因进行比较。结果 检出A等位基因18个，B等位基因40个，DRB1等位基因13个，其中A＊02、A＊24、A＊11、A＊01、A＊03、B＊13、B＊51、B＊15、B＊40、B＊35、DRB1＊15、DR＊09、DR＊1：2、DR＊04、DR＊07等位基因频率分布较高。结论 山西汉族人群HLA—A，-B，-DRB1基因具有中国北方汉族人群共有的遗传特征，但也有其自身的分布特点。     

济南汉族人群HLA-A、B、DRB1等位基因高分辨多态性分析

目的 分析济南地区汉族人群人类白细胞抗原(human leukocyte antigens,HLA)-A、B、DRB1座位等位基因的高分辨多态性.方法 采用PCR-测序分型(PCR-sequence-based typing,PCR-SBT)对鲁南地区483名无血缘关系的汉族健康个体进行HLA-A、B、DRB1座位高分辨基因分型,采用Arlequin3.5软件计算等位基因频率、单倍型频率,并就常见等位基因与其他人群进行比较.结果 济南汉族HLA-A、B、DRB1座位分别检出27、56和41个等位基因,其中等位基因频率分布最高的分别是A* 11∶01 (0.1615)、B*13∶02(0.1163)和DRB1* 07∶01 (0.1763);最常见的A*-B*-DRB1*单倍型是A*30∶01-B* 13∶02-DRB1* 07∶01 (0.0867).结论 济南地区汉族人群HLA-A、B、DRB1等位基因和单倍型具有较高的多态性.     

造血干细胞移植56例人类白细胞抗原基因和单倍型分析

背景：收集56例欲行造血干细胞移植的供受者,均为无血缘关系的江西省汉族人群。了解个体的人类白细胞抗原基因型和单倍型。 目的：分析56例造血干细胞移植供受者的人类白细胞抗原基因频率,单倍型频率。 方法：收集56例欲行造血干细胞移植的供受者,均无血缘关系的江西省汉族人群。应用PCR-SSP的方法进行人类白细胞抗原(HLA)-A、B、DRB1基因分型,计算出HLA-A、B、DRB1各位点的基因频率和单倍型频率。 结果与结论：56例供受者测出HLA-A位点等位基因8种,HLA-B位点等位基因19种,HLA-DRB1位点等位基因13种,呈现出丰富的基因多态性。56例供受者两位点共224条等位基因中,A﹡02-B﹡46、A﹡11-B﹡40、B﹡46-DRB1﹡09单倍型的频率高于0.10。有10种A-B单倍型,4种B-DRB1单倍型呈现出显著的连锁不平衡。提示江西省汉族人群人类白细胞抗原基因具有较丰富的基因多态性。     

山东省烟台和威海地区汉族HLA-A、B和DRB1等位基因多态性及遗传距离分析

目的 分析山东省烟台和威海地区汉族人群人类白细胞抗原(human leukocyte antigen,HLA)-A、B、DRB1等位基因的多态性分布特征,并探讨该人群与其他人群的亲缘关系.方法 应用聚合酶链反应-序列特异性寡核苷酸探针方法(polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific olignucleotide probe,PCR-SSOP)对山东省烟台和威海地区4062名无亲缘关系的汉族健康个体进行HLA-A、B、DRB1基因分型.采用Arlequin3.5软件计算HLA等位基因频率、单倍型频率和连锁不平衡参数,按内氏公式计算出不同人群之间的遗传距离,并利用Mega5.0软件构建系统发生树.结果 该人群HLA-A、B、DRB1等位基因分布均符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡(P＞0.1).3个基因座分别检出18、33和13个等位基因,其中等位基因频率分布最高的分别是A* 02 (0.2935)、B* 15 (0.1485)和DRB1* 15 (0.1621);最常见的单倍型为A* 30-B* 13-DRB1* 07(0.0649),A* 33-B* 58、A*66-DRB1* 13、B*08-DRB1* 03呈现最强的连锁不平衡;山东省烟台和威海汉族人群与吉林省汉族人群遗传距离最小,为0.0034.结论 山东省烟台和威海地区汉族人群HLA-A、B、DRB1等位基因和单倍型具有较高的遗传多态性,该人群与吉林汉族人群亲缘关系最近.     

广西汉族人群HLA-A、-B、-DRB1高分辨等位基因和单倍型多态性的初步分析

目的分析广西汉族人群人类白细胞抗原(human leukocyte antigen,HLA)-A、-B、-DRB1等位基因和单倍型的分布特征。方法采用多聚酶链式反应-基于测序的分型技术(polymerase chain reaction-sequence based typing,PCR-SBT)对广西地区1 644名汉族无关个体进行HLA-A、-B、-DRB1等位基因和单倍型多态性的分型,使用Arlequin软件(3.5.2.2)计算HLA等位基因频率、单倍型频率和连锁不平衡参数。使用MEGA v6.0软件构建系统发生树,并与其他部分中国汉族人群的基因频率进行比较。结果该人群HLA-A、-B、-DRB1等位基因分布均偏离Hardy-Weinberg平衡(P0.05),3个位点分别检出37种HLA-A,70种HLA-B和37种HLA-DRB1等位基因。其中,等位基因频率分布最高的分别是A~*11∶01(28.86%)、B~*46∶01(14.26%)和DRB1~*15∶01(13.32%),最常见的单倍型是A~*33:03-B~*58∶01-DRB1~*03∶01(6.12%),A~*02∶07-B~*46∶01、A~*11∶01-DRB1~*15∶01和B~*58∶01-DRB1~*03∶01呈现最强的连锁不平衡。该人群与广西壮族人群亲缘关系最近,其多态性最接近的汉族是中国南方汉族。结论广西汉族人群HLA-A、-B、-DRB1等位基因和单倍型有较高的遗传多态性,将为中国人群在临床寻找HLA匹配的无关亲缘供者、法医学研究以及人类学研究等提供有价值的遗传学依据。     

The distribution of HLA-A, -B, and -DRB1 alleles and haplotypes in inhabitants of Guizhou Province of China

The present study was aimed to analyze the frequencies of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A,-B,and-DRB1 alleles and A-B-DRB1,A-B,A-DRB1 and B-DRB1 haplotypes in inhabitants of Guizhou province,China.All samples were typed in the HLA-A,-B,and-DRB1 loci using the polymerase chain reaction-reverse sequence specific oligonucleotide probe (PCR-rSSOP) method and HLA polymorphisms were analyzed.A total of 18 HLA-A,31 HLA-B,and 13 HLA-DRB1 alleles were found in the Guizhou population.The first two frequent alleles in the HLA-A,-B,and-DRB1 loci were A11(30.72%) and A02(30.65%),B40(16.27%) and B46(16.27%),and DRB109(15.91%) and DRB115(13.51%),respectively.The most common haplotype was A02-B46DRB109(5.59%) in A-B-DRB1,A02-B46(11.73%) in A-B,B46-DRB109(7.49%) in B-DRB1,and A02DRB109(8.08%) in A-DRB1.Some haplotypes with strong linkage disequilibrium (LD) were found not only in the common haplotypes,such as A33-B58,B30-DRB107,and B33-DRB103,but also in the rare haplotypes,such as A01-B37,B37-DRB110,and A01-DRB110.Guizhou inhabitants shared some characteristics of the Southern Chinese population but also had their own unique features.Overall,HLA polymorphism in Guizhou population was more consistent with that of Chengdu population than that of other populations in China.     

大连地区汉族人群HLA-A,-B,-DRB1 位点基因多态性研究

目的:了解大连地区汉族人群HLA-A,-B,-DRB1 位点基因多态性分布特征。方法:采用基因测序及序列特异性寡核苷酸探针的方法对10 000 名居住在大连地区健康汉族造血干细胞捐献者进行HLA-A,-B,-DRB1 基因分型,从而得到等位基因频率。利用ARLEQUIN 软件估算单倍型频率及连锁不平衡参数,使用poptree2 软件计算两人群间遗传距离(DA)。结果:大连地区汉族人群中共检出HLA-A 基因18 个、HLA-B 基因32 个、HLA-DRB1 基因13 个,HLA-A*02(31.65%)、B*40(14.84%)、DRB1*15(15.82%)最为常见。三位点单倍型中A*30-B*13-DRB1*07(4.56%)频率最占优势,A*02-B*46-DRB1*09(2.43%)次之。A*30-B*13(6.00%)与B*13-DRB1*07(59.89%)为频率最高的两位点单倍型。A*33-B*58与B*13-DRB1*07 为大连地区汉族人群中最强连锁不平衡两位点单倍型,连锁不平衡参数分别为0.336 6 和0.665 1。大连汉族人群与国内某些人群进行比较,遗传距离最近的是黑龙江(0.001),其次为吉林(0.002)和山东(0.002),遗传距离最远的是台湾(0.047)。与国外其他人群进行比较,遗传距离最近的是泰国(0.029)和韩国(0.03),而遗传距离最远的是意大利(0.183)。结论:大连地区汉族人群HLA-A,-B,-DRB1 基因具有较为丰富的多态性,其分布符合北方人群的特点。     

广东汉族人群HLA Ⅰ、Ⅱ基因多态性及单倍型分析

目的 检测广东汉族人群HLA-A、B、Cw、DRB1基因频率，分析该人群HLAⅠ、Ⅱ等位基因多态性及其单倍型特点。方法 骨髓移植供者160人，抗凝血提取DNA，半量全自动聚合酶链反应-单链构象多态分型检测HLA-A、B、Cw、DRB1基因型。结果 在低分辨水平分别检出HLA-A、B、Cw及DRB1等位基因12、23、11、13个。统计分析呈现显著连锁不平衡的HLA-A-B单倍型9个，B-Cw单倍型20个，A-Cw单倍型7个，HLA-A-DRB1单倍型8个，B-DRB1单倍型9个，Cw-DRB1单倍型10个。结论 广东汉族群体HLA-基因具有较为丰富的多态性，其双座位连锁不平衡单倍型具有地区性遗传特征。     

兰州地区汉族人群HLA-A、B和DRB1等位基因多态性分析

目的分析兰州地区汉族人群HLA-A、B和DRB1位点等位基因多态性特点。方法采用序列特异性引物聚合酶链反应技术对兰州地区200名健康无血缘关系的汉族个体HLA-A、B和DRB1基因座进行分型，并与西北、北方和南方汉族、西北回族、维吾尔族和藏族人群进行比较。结果兰州汉族人群中HLA-A基因座共检出14个等位基因，以A＊02，A＊11，A＊24，A＊33，A＊30，A＊01和A＊31基因最常见；HLA—B基因座共检出32个等位基因，以B＊40，B＊15，B＊46，B＊13，B＊51，B＊60，B＊58和B＊44基因最为常见；HLA-DRB1基因座共检出13个等位基因，最多见的基因依次为DRB1＊09．DRB＊15，DRB1＊12，DRB1＊04，DRB1＊11，DRB1＊07，DRB1＊08和DRB1＊14，接近北方汉族而与南方汉族有差异，与西北回族无明显差异，但与西北维吾尔族和藏族差异有统计学意义。结论兰州地区汉族人群HLA-A、B和DRB1位点等位基因多态性与南、北汉族人群存在不同程度的差异，与西北维吾尔族和藏族差异显著。     

广州4194份脐带血HLA-A、B、DRB1等位基因型和单倍型频率研究

目的 对广州脐血库10年来保存的脐血人类白细胞抗原(human leukocyte antigen,HLA)等位基因及单倍型分布特征进行分析.方法 采用单克隆板,序列特异引物聚合酶链反应,PCR序列特异性寡核苷酸探针和DNA测序分型方法对广州脐血库内4194份脐带血进行HIA-A、B、DRB1等位基因分型.用Arlequm软件计算HLA基因频率和单倍型频率.结果 在广州脐血库中,HLA-A、B、DRB1等位基因型分别有18,43,13种.累积频率>50%的显著高频率等位基因是:A*11,A*02,A*24,A*33,B*40,B*15,B*46,B*13,DRB1*12,DRB1*15,DRB1*09,DRB1*04;最常见的单倍型为:A2-B46、B6-DR9、A11-DR12、A2-B6-DR9.结论 广州脐血库脐血捐献者HIA-A、B、DRB1等位基因型及单倍型分布具有典型南方人群的特点,此资料有助于为临床移植寻找合适匹配的供受对.     

Distribution of human leukocyte antigen alleles and haplotypes in Oroqen and Ewenki nationality minority in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China

The frequencies of the human leukocyte antigen alleles HLA-A,-B, DRB1 and the A-B, A-DRB1, B-DRB1, A-B-DRB1 haplotypes were investigated through means of PCR-based reverse line-strip sequence specific oligonucleotide hybridization on 108 Oroqen and 104 Ewenki nationality unrelated healthy individuals from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. A total of thirteen different HLA-A alleles, 21 different HLA-B alleles and 13 different HLA-DRB1 alleles were detected in the Oroqen ethnic group and the most frequent HLA alleles found were A*24(35.65%), B*15(17.92%), and DRB1*09(17.59%), respectively. The common HLA-A-B-DRB1 haplotypes were A*24-B*40-DRB1*09(5.09%), A*24-B*48-DRB1*12(2.78%) and A*24-B*51-DRB1*04(2.78%); and the HLA-A*33-B*58, A*30-B*13, A*01-B*37, A*33-DRB1*03, A*01-DRB1*10, A*30-DRB1*07, B*37-DRB1*10, B*58-DRB1*03, B*38-DRB1*08, B*13-DRB1*07 were significant positive linkage disequilibrium in the Oroqen nationality group. In total, 14 different HLA-A alleles, 27 B alleles and 12 DRB1 alleles were found in Ewenki nationality group, and the most frequent HLA alleles found were A*24(24.49%), B*40(17.35%), and DRB1*04(14.80%), respectively. The common HLA-A-B-DRB1 haplotypes were A*33-B*58-DRB1*03(6.25%), A*01-B*51-DRB1*11(2.88%) and A*24-B*40-DRB1*09(2.88%); the HLA-A*33-B*58, A*29-B*44, A*03-B*52, A*33-DRB1*03, A*29-DRB1*07, A*24-DRB1*09, B*58-DRB1*03, B*08-DRB1*03, B*46-DRB1*09 were significant positive linkage disequilibrium in Ewenki nationality group. The distribution of HLA A,-B, DRB1, alleles haplotypes frequencies and phylogenetic tree indicated that the Oroqen and Ewenki population groups belongs to northern group of China, together as a group cluster.     

Distribution of human leucocyte antigen-A, -B and -DR alleles and haplotypes at high resolution in the population from Jiangsu province of China

The frequencies of human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-A, -B and -DRB1 alleles and haplotypes were statistically analysed among 3238 donors from Chinese Marrow Donor Program (CMDP) Jiangsu Branch. All donors were typed using polymerase chain reaction-sequence-based typing (PCR-SBT) method or polymerase chain reaction-reverse sequence-specific oligonucleotide probe (PCR-rSSOP) method. As a result, a total of 46 A, 85 B and 51 DRB1 alleles were found in Jiangsu population. The first three frequent alleles in HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 loci respectively were A*11:01(16.52%), A*24:02(15.10%) and A*02:01(13.02%); B*13:02(11.60%), B*46:01(8.89%) and B*58:01(7.12%); and DRB1*07:01(15.78%), DRB1*09:01(15.26%) and DRB1*15:01(9.76%). The top two frequent A-B-DRB1 haplotypes were A*30:01-B*13:02-DRB1*07:01(8.87%) and A*02:07-B*46:01-DRB1*09:01(2.79%); the top three A-B haplotypes were A*33:03-B*58:01-DRB1*03:01(2.59%), A*30:01-B*13:02(9.92%) and A*33:03-B*58:01(5.48%); the top two B-DRB1 haplotypes were B*13:02-DRB1*07:01(10.23%) and B*46:01-DRB1*09:01(4.61%); the top two A-DRB1 haplotypes were A*30:01-DRB1*07:01(8.96%) and A*33:03-DRB1*13:02(3.95%). These findings provided useful information in the study of genetics and anthropology in Chinese Han population. It also served as a basic guide for selection of future donors in CMDP Jiangsu Branch.     

The polymorphism and haplotype analysis of HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 genes of population in Jiangsu province of China

The polymorphism of human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-A, -B and -DRB1 genes and their computed haplotype analysis results from a population of Jiangsu province of China are presented here. The data consist of 20 248 unrelated peripheral blood stem cell donors in Jiangsu Branch of Chinese National Marrow Donor Program registry. In total, 18 different HLA-A alleles, 34 different HLA-B alleles and 13 different HLA-DRB1 alleles were found in Jiangsu Han population. The most frequent alleles in HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 loci were A*02 (29.55%), B*15 (14.40%), and DRB1*09 (16.15%), respectively. The most common haplotype in A-B-DRB1 loci was A*30-B*13- DRB1*07 (6.92%), in A-B loci was A*30-B*13 (8.05%), in B-DRB1 loci was B*13-DRB1*07 (8.17%), and in A-DRB1 loci was A*02-DRB1*09 (8.30%). The dendrogram study indicated that the distribution of HLA genes in Jiangsu Han population, as expected, represented a mixture of Northern and Southern Han population in China. These findings could shade new lights in population genetics and anthropology studies of Han-Chinese.     

HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1 and -DQB1 alleles and haplotypes in the Kinh population in Vietnam

Allele and haplotype frequencies of the human leukocyte antigens (HLA) were studied in the Kinh Vietnamese population. We analyzed 170 unrelated healthy individuals. DNA-based HLA typing was performed using a microsphere-based array genotyping platform with sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes to distinguish HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1 and -DQB1 alleles. A total of 21 HLA-A, 37 HLA-B, 18 HLA-C, 25 HLA-DRB1, and 14 HLA-DQB1 alleles were identified. HLA-A*1101, A*2402, A*3303, B*1502, B*4601, Cw*0102, Cw*0702, Cw*0801, DRB1*1202, DQB1*0301, DQB1*0303, and DQB1*0501 were found with frequencies higher than 10%. Two representative haplotypes bearing two to five HLA loci were A*1101-B*1502 and A*3303-B*5801 for HLA-A-B; Cw*0801-B*1502 and Cw*0102-B*4601 for HLA-C-B; B*1502-DRB1*1202 and B*4601-DRB1*0901 for HLA-B-DRB1; DRB1*1202-DQB1*0301 and DRB1*0901-DQB1*0303 for HLA-DRB1-DQB1; A*1101-Cw*0801-B*1502 and A*3303-Cw*0302-B*5801 for HLA-A-C-B; A*1101-B*1502-DRB1*1202 and A*2901-B*0705-DRB1*1001 for HLA-A-B-DRB1, A*1101-Cw*0801-B*1502-DRB1*1202-DQB1*0301 and A*2901-Cw*1505-B*0705-DRB1*1001-DQB1*0501 for HLA-A-C-B-DRB1-DQB1. Allele distribution and haplotype analysis demonstrated that the Vietnamese population shares HLA patterns with southern Chinese, Thai, Javanese and Micronesians, while it also retains unique characteristics.     

The distribution of human leukocyte antigen-A, -B,and -DRB1 alleles and haplotypes based on high-resolution genotyping of 167 families from Jiangsu Province,China

We investigated the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A, -B, and -DRB1 allele frequencies, the A–B–DRB1, A–B, B–DRB1, and A–DRB1 haplotype frequencies, and the characteristics of linkage disequilibrium between 2 loci in high resolution based on 167 unrelated families from Jiangsu Province, China. A total of 26 alleles at the A locus, 55 alleles at the B locus, and 34 alleles at the DRB1 locus were reported in this study. The top 5 most frequent HLA alleles at the HLA-A, -B, and -DRB1 loci, respectively, were A*11:01, A*24:02, A*02:01, A*33:03, A*30:01; B*13:02, B*40:01 B*46:01, B*58:01, B*54:01; DRB1*09:01, DRB1*07:01, DRB1*12:02, DRB1*15:01, and DRB1*08:03. Several haplotypes with high frequencies were deduced in this study. The top 3 most common A–B–DRB1 haplotypes observed were A*30:01–B*13:02–DRB1*07:01, A*33:03–B*58:01–DRB1*03:01, and A*02:07–B*46:01–DRB1*09:01. The top 3 most common A–B haplotypes were A*30:01–B*13:02, A*33:03–B*58:01, and A*02:07–B*46:01. The top 4 most common A–DRB1 haplotypes were A*30:01–DRB1*07:01, A*33:03–DRB1*13:02, A*24:02–DRB1*09:01, and A*33:03–DRB1*03:01. Finally, the top 3 most common B–DRB1 haplotypes were B*13:02–DRB1*07:01, B*46:01–DRB1*09:01, and B*58:01–DRB1*03:01. From the linkage disequilibrium calculation, the most prominent associations were A*30:01–B*13:02, B*13:02–DRB1*07:01, and A*01:03–DRB1*01:02. These allele and haplotype frequencies could be useful for finding the best matched donors for patients in the China Marrow Donor Program Jiangsu Branch.     

Polymorphism of human leukocyte antigen-A, -B, and -DRB1 in a Moroccan population from Casablanca: study of the allelic and the haplotypic frequencies

We have studied the distribution of HLA-A, -B and DRB1 alleles and haplotypes by sequence specific oligonucleotide amplification in a sample of 125 unrelated healthy Moroccan individuals from Casablanca in Morocco. The city of Casablanca is known of its big ethnic diversity, especially Arabs and Berbers. The most frequent alleles found were: HLA-A*02 (18.4%), -A*01 (11.2%), -A*03 (10.8%), -B*51 (8.06%),-B*44 (7.66%), -B*08 (6.85%), -DRB1*04 (15.98%), DRB1*03 and DRB1*07 (13.92%) and -DRB1*01 (10%). High frequency for five two-locus haplotypes was observed for A*03-B*51 (5%), A*02-DRB1*03 (5.5%), A*02-DRB1*04 and A*01-DRB1*04 (5%) and B*35-DRB1*04 (4%). No predominant haplotype was observed for HLA A-B-DRB1. Our results confirm and extend the current knowledge about genetic pattern of the Moroccan of Casablanca. This study will serve as a reference for further anthropological studies, as well as studies of HLA and disease associations in the Moroccan population.     

Characteristics of HLA class I and class II polymorphisms in Rwandan women

OBJECTIVE: To define HLA class I and class II polymorphisms in Rwandans. METHODS: PCR-based HLA genotyping techniques were used to resolve variants of HLA-A, B, and C to their 2- or 4-digit allelic specificities, and those of DRB1 and DQB1 to their 4- or 5-digit alleles. RESULTS: Frequencies of 14 A, 8 C, and 14 B specificities and of 13 DRB1 and 8 DQB1 alleles were >/=0.02 in a group of 280 Rwandan women. These major HLA factors produced 6 haplotypes extending across the class I and class II regions: A*01-Cw*04-B* 4501-DRB1*1503-DQB1*0602 (A1-Cw4-B12- DR15 - DQ6), A * 01 - Cw * 04 - B * 4901 -DRB1 * 1302-DQB1*0604 (A1-Cw4-B21-DR13-DQ6), A*30 - Cw*04 - B*15 - DRB1*1101 - DQB1*0301 (A19-Cw4-B15-DR11-DQ7), A*68-Cw*07-B* 4901-DRB1*1302-DQB1*0604(A28-Cw7-B21- DR13 - DQ6), A*30 - Cw*07 - B*5703 - DRB1* 1303-DQB1*0301(A19 - Cw7 - B17 - DR13 - DQ7), and A*74-Cw*07-B*4901-DRB1*1302-DQB1* 0604 (A19-Cw7-B21-DR13-DQ6), respectively. Collectively, these extended haplotypes accounted for about 19% of the total. Other apparent class I-class II haplotypes (e.g., Cw*17-B*42-DRB1*0302-DQB1*0402, Cw*06- B*58-DRB1*1102-DQB1*0301, and Cw*03- B*15-DRB1*03011-DQB1*0201) did not extend to the telomeric HLA-A locus, and other 3-locus class I haplotypes (e.g., A*68-Cw*04-B*15, A*74-Cw*04-B*15, and A*23-Cw*07-B*4901) completely or partially failed to link with any specific class II alleles. DISCUSSION: Frequent recombinations appeared to occur between the three evolutionarily conserved HLA blocks carrying the class I and class II loci. The HLA class I profile seen in Rwandans was not directly comparable with those known in the literature, although the class II profile appeared to resemble those in several African populations. These data provide additional evidence for the extensive genetic diversity in Africans.     

HLA polymorphisms in Sindhi community in Mumbai,India

Indian population is an amalgamation of various ethnicities, cultural and linguistic diversities, primarily due to marriages within a community. HLA-A, B and DRB1 alleles and haplotype frequencies were investigated in the Sindhi and compared with Marathi, Gujarati and North Indian population from Mumbai. This work is a part of a larger effort aimed at analysis of the HLA profile of diverse Indian ethnics to establish an umbilical cord stem cell panel in India. HLA polymorphisms at the HLA-A, B and DRB1 loci were determined in 413 cord blood samples by the molecular method of polymerase chain reaction using sequence-specific primer amplification. The most frequent alleles included A*01, A*02, A*11 and A*24 at A locus, B*35 and B*40 at B locus and DRB1*07 and DRB1*15 in all the four groups, although the frequency fluctuated in individual communities. HLA-DRB1*03 was significantly high (P < 0.05) in the Sindhi. Phylogenetic association using neighbour-joining tree, based on DA genetic distances for HLA-A and HLA-B alleles, indicated that the Sindhis cluster with North Indian and Pakistan Sindhi. The three locus haplotype analysis revealed that A*02-B*40-DRB1*15 and A*33-B*44-DRB1*07 were common haplotypes in all the groups. The three locus haplotypes found suggest an influence from Caucasian and Oriental populations. The data will be useful in developing an umbilical cord stem cell panel in India. The results will have clinical implications in unrelated umbilical cord stem cell for transplantation in India.