The Distribution of HLA Antigens in the Motilones Indians of Venezuela |
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| Authors: | A. H. Johnson H. Noreen E. K. Spees H. Villalobos H. Serrano D. B. Amos E. J. Yunis |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina;Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota;Baltimore City Hospital, Division of Renal Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.;Department of Genetics, University of Zulia, Maracaibo;Department of Microbiology, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela; |
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The HLA antigen profile of the Bari and Yupa Indians who live in the Motilones Valley on the border between Venezuela and Colombia was studied. Both groups showed very limited polymorphism. HLA-A1, A3, A11, Aw23. A25, A26, A29, Aw30, Aw32, and Aw33, and HLA-B7, B8, B12, B13, B14, B17, B18, Bw22, and B27 were not observed in either population. |
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