Genetic diversity of HLA system in a population sample from Aguascalientes,Mexico

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 95 Mexicans from the state of Aguascalientes to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies and their linkage disequilibrium. We find that the most frequent haplotypes in the state of Aguascalientes include four Native American, three European and one Asian haplotypes. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in the state of Aguascalientes are Native American (54.53 ± 3.22% by ML; 44.21% of Native American haplotypes) and European (44.34 ± 0.45% by ML; 40.53% of European haplotypes), and a relatively low African genetic component (1.13 ± 2.33% by ML; 5.26% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in two populations from Nayarit,Mexico: Tepic and rural Nayarit

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 161 Mexicans from the state of Nayarit living in Tepic (N = 97) and rural communities (N = 64), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. We find that the ten most frequent haplotypes found in the state of Nayarit include eight Native American and two European haplotypes. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in the state of Nayarit are Native American (50.79 ± 5.03% by ML; 42.24% of Native American haplotypes) and European (37.04 ± 6.21% by ML; 35.72% of European haplotypes), while African genetic component is less apparent but relatively high (12.17 ± 2.50% by ML; 13.36% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in two populations from Hidalgo,Mexico: Pachuca and rural Hidalgo

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 122 Mexicans from the state of Hidalgo living in the city of Pachuca (N = 41) and rural communities (N = 81), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. We find that the most frequent haplotypes in Hidalgo include eight Native American and one European haplotypes. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in Hidalgo are Native American (58.93 ± 2.16% by ML; 54.51% of Native American haplotypes) and European (32.49 ± 2.88% by ML; 28.69% of European haplotypes), and a relatively high African genetic component (8.58 ± 0.93% by ML; 6.97% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in two populations from Morelos,Mexico: Cuernavaca and rural Morelos

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 112 Mexicans from the state of Morelos living in the city of Cuernavaca (N = 82) and rural communities (N = 30), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. The most frequent haplotypes in Morelos include seven Native American, one European, one African and one Asian haplotype. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in Morelos are Native American (60.43 ± 2.22% by ML; 53.57% of Native American haplotypes) and European (39.58 ± 3.70% by ML; 27.68% of European haplotypes), and a virtually absent African genetic component (0.00 ± 4.93% by ML; but 11.16% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in two populations from Tlaxcala,Mexico: Tlaxcala city and rural Tlaxcala

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 1011 Mexicans from the state of Tlaxcala residing in the city of Tlaxcala (N = 181) and rural communities (N = 830), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. We find that the ten most frequent haplotypes in Tlaxcala are all of Native American origin. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components are Native American (75.13 ± 1.56% by ML; 69.24% based on of Native American haplotypes) and European (16.10 ± 4.98% by ML; 19.74% of European haplotypes), with a less prominent African genetic component (8.78 ± 4.09% by ML; 4.35% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in two populations from Tabasco,Mexico: Villahermosa and rural Tabasco

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 224 Mexicans from the state of Tabasco living in the city of Villahermosa (N = 82) and rural communities (N = 142), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. We found that the most frequent haplotypes in Tabasco include 13 Native American and two European haplotypes. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in Tabasco are Native American (67.79 ± 1.59% by ML; 56.25% of Native American haplotypes) and European (27.21 ± 3.97% by ML; 29.91% of European haplotypes), and a less prominent African genetic component (5.01 ± 4.42% by ML; 8.93% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in two populations from Colima,Mexico: Colima city and rural Colima

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 104 Mexicans from the state of Colima living in the city of Colima (N = 61) and rural communities (N = 43), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. We find that the most frequent haplotypes in the state of Colima include eight Native American, two European and one African haplotype. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in the state are Native American (52.74 ± 3.88% by ML; 48.10% of Native American haplotypes) and European (37.52 ± 8.94% by ML; 26.66% of European haplotypes), and a relatively high African genetic component (9.74 ± 8.40% by ML; 11.91% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in two populations from Tamaulipas,Mexico: Ciudad Victoria and rural Tamaulipas

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 148 Mexicans from the state of Tamaulipas living in Ciudad Victoria (N = 23) and rural communities (N = 125), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. We found that the most frequent haplotypes in the state of Tamaulipas include ten Native American, three European and one African haplotypes. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in the state of Tamaulipas are Native American (54.69 ± 0.93% by ML; 47.65% of Native American haplotypes) and European (34.66 ± 5.62% by ML; 33.56% of European haplotypes), and a relatively high African genetic component (10.65 ± 5.05% by ML; 12.42% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in two populations from Puebla,Mexico: Puebla city and rural Puebla

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 2827 Mexicans from the state of Puebla living in the city of Puebla (N = 1994) and rural communities (N = 833), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. We found that the 16 most frequent haplotypes in Puebla are all of them Native American. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in the state of Puebla are Native American (72.21 ± 1.25% by ML; 63.30% of Native American haplotypes) and European (21.05 ± 1.92% by ML; 23.86% of European haplotypes), and a less prominent African genetic component (6.74 ± 2.20% by ML; 6.20% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in two populations from Oaxaca,Mexico: Oaxaca city and rural Oaxaca

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 636 Mexicans from the state of Oaxaca living in the city of Oaxaca (N = 151) and rural communities (N = 485), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. We found that the 13 most frequent haplotypes in Oaxaca are all of putative Native American origin. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in the state of Oaxaca are Native American (73.12 ± 2.77% by ML; 61.52% of Native American haplotypes) and European (17.36 ± 2.07% by ML; 20.69% of European haplotypes), and a relatively high African genetic component (9.52 ± 0.88% by ML; 8.94% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in two populations from Campeche,Mexico: Campeche city and rural Campeche

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 81 Mexicans from the state of Campeche living in the city of Campeche (N = 34) and rural communities (N = 47), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. We find that the most frequent haplotypes in the state of Campeche include ten Native American, three European, one African and one Asian haplotype. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in the state of Campeche are Native American (65.56 ± 0.96% by ML; 51.24% of Native American haplotypes), European (34.44 ± 10.94% by ML; 30.25% of European haplotypes), and a virtually absent African genetic component (0.00 ± 10.31% by ML; 9.26% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in two populations from Durango,Mexico: Durango city and rural Durango

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 479 Mexicans from the state of Durango living in Durango city (N = 153) and rural communities (N = 326), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. We find that the ten most frequent haplotypes found in the state of Durango include eight Native American and two European haplotypes. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in Durango are European (54.34 ± 1.68%) and Native American (45.66 ± 2.24%), while African genetic component was virtually absent (0.00 ± 2.03%). However, African haplotypes could be estimated at a proportion of 9.13%.     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in three populations from Zacatecas,Mexico: Zacatecas city,Fresnillo and rural Zacatecas

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 453 Mexicans from the state of Zacatecas living in Zacatecas city (N = 84), Fresnillo (N = 103) and rural communities (N = 266) to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies and their linkage disequilibrium. We find that the most frequent haplotypes for the state of Zacatecas include seven Native American most probable ancestry (A*02 ∼ B*39 ∼ DRB1*04 ∼ DQB1*03:02; A*02 ∼ B*35 ∼ DRB1*08 ∼ DQB1*04; A*24 ∼ B*39 ∼ DRB1*14 ∼ DQB1*03:01; A*02 ∼ B*35 ∼ DRB1*04 ∼ DQB1*03:02; A*24 ∼ B*35 ∼ DRB1*04 ∼ DQB1*03:02; A*68 ∼ B*35 ∼ DRB1*04 ∼ DQB1*03:02 and A*24 ∼ B*35 ∼ DRB1*08 ∼ DQB1*04) and two European MPA haplotypes (HLA ∼ A*01 ∼ B*08 ∼ DRB1*03:01 ∼ DQB1*02 and A*29 ∼ B*44 ∼ DRB1*07 ∼ DQB1*02). Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in the state of Zacatecas are European (47.61 ± 1.85%) and Native American (44.74 ± 1.12%), while the African genetic component was less apparent (7.65 ± 1.12%). Our findings provide a starting point for the study of population immunogenetics of urban and rural populations from the state of Zacatecas and add to the growing knowledge on the population genetics of Northern Mexico.     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in three populations from Coahuila,Mexico: Torreón,Saltillo and rural Coahuila

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 684 Mexicans from the state of Coahuila living in Saltillo (N = 72), Torreón (N = 396) and rural communities (N = 216), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. We find that the ten most frequent haplotypes found in the state of Coahuila include eight Native American and two European haplotypes. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in the state of Coahuila are European (49.72 ± 4.18% by ML; 37.49% of European haplotypes) and Native American (45.01 ± 2.69% by ML; 42.98% of Native American haplotypes), while African genetic component is less apparent (5.27 ± 1.88% by ML; 9.92% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in two populations from Chiapas,Mexico: Tuxtla Gutiérrez and rural Chiapas

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 173 Mexicans from the state of Chiapas living in the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (N = 52) and rural communities (N = 121), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. We found that the most frequent haplotypes in Chiapas include 12 Native American and one European haplotype. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in Chiapas are Native American (71.61 ± 0.58% by ML; 53.16% of Native American haplotypes) and European (26.39 ± 5.05% by ML; 25.86% of European haplotypes), and a less prominent African genetic component (2.00 ± 5.20% by ML; 9.77% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in three populations from Sonora,Mexico: Ciudad Obregón,Hermosillo and rural Sonora

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 439 Mexicans from the state of Sonora living in Ciudad Obregón (N = 143), Hermosillo (N = 99), and rural communities (N = 197) to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. We find that the 13 most frequent haplotypes for the state of Sonora include nine Native American, three European and one Asian haplotypes. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in the state of Sonora are European (51.25 ± 2.90% by ML; 37.70% of European haplotypes) and Native American (43.35 ± 2.57% by ML; 39.64% of Native American haplotypes), while the African genetic component was less apparent (5.39 ± 2.54% by ML; 11.04% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in three populations from Guanajuato,Mexico: Guanajuato City,León and rural Guanajuato

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 262 Mexicans from the state of Guanajuato living in the cities of Guanajuato (N = 78), León (N = 22) and rural communities (N = 162), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. We find that the most frequent haplotypes found in the state of Guanajuato include 12 Native American and three European haplotypes. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in the state of Guanajuato are Native American (50.64 ± 2.11% by ML, 43.35% of Native American haplotypes) and European (44.14 ± 1.14% by ML; 39.35% of European haplotypes), while African genetic component is less apparent (5.22 ± 2.08% by ML; 8.36% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in three populations from Chihuahua,Mexico: Chihuahua City,Ciudad Juárez and rural Chihuahua

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 461 Mexicans from the state of Chihuahua living in Chihuahua city (N = 119), Ciudad Juárez (N = 106) and rural communities (N = 236), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies and their linkage disequilibrium. We find that the most frequent haplotypes found in the state of Chihuahua include seven Native American and three European haplotypes. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in Chihuahua are European (52.12 ± 0.88% by ML; 41.53% of European haplotypes) and Native American (39.51 ± 2.17% by ML; 37.45% of Native American haplotypes), while African genetic component was less apparent (8.36 ± 1.47% by ML; 11.70% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in two populations from Quintana Roo,Mexico: Cancún and rural Quintana Roo

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 98 Mexicans from the state of Quintana Roo living in the city of Cancún (N = 48) and rural communities (N = 50), to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies and their linkage disequilibrium. We found that the most frequent haplotypes in Quintana Roo include ten Native American and two European haplotypes. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components in Quintana Roo are Native American (80.85 ± 3.70% by ML; 60.20% of Native American haplotypes) and European (15.19 ± 14.25% by ML; 26.02% of European haplotypes), and a less prominent African genetic component (3.96 ± 10.75% by ML; 6.63% of African haplotypes).     

Genetic diversity of HLA system in four populations from Baja California,Mexico: Mexicali,La Paz,Tijuana and rural Baja California

We studied HLA class I (HLA-A, -B) and class II (HLA-DRB1, -DQB1) alleles by PCR-SSP based typing in 250 Mexicans from the states of Baja California Norte and Baja California Sur living in Mexicali (N = 100), La Paz (N = 75), Tijuana (N = 25) and rural communities (N = 50) to obtain information regarding allelic and haplotypic frequencies. The most frequent haplotypes for the Baja California region include nine Native American and five European haplotypes. Admixture estimates revealed that the main genetic components are European (50.45 ± 1.84% by ML; 42.03% of European haplotypes) and Native American (43.72 ± 2.36% by ML; 40.24% of Native American haplotypes), while the African genetic component was less apparent (5.83 ± 0.98% by ML; 9.36% of African haplotypes).