title: HLA-A and B antigens in AKA pygmies.
abstract: HLA-A and B antigens were studied in 543 AKA pygmies. The present analysis showed two characteristics of this pygmoid group: the absence of HLA-A1, A11, B8 and Bw38 and the high frequency of Aw30, B17, B27, B37, B40 and Bw39. The strongest gametic associations were found with the haplotypes Aw30, B37 and A3, B5.
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D002488:Central African Republic / Q000208:ethnology; D003223:Congo / Q000208:ethnology; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D015235:HLA-B Antigens