title: Molecular diversity of HLA-A*19 group of alleles in south Indian population.
abstract: To determine the genetic diversity of the human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-A*19 group of alleles in the south Indian Tamil population, we studied 100 random healthy unrelated individuals. The frequency of HLA-A*19 was 37% with A*33 (45.9%), A*32 (29.7%), A*31 (16.2%), A*30 (5.4%), A*29 (2.7%) and A*74 (0%). The frequency distribution of the HLA-A*19 alleles was distinct and revealed marked similarities and variations with other populations.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Human Genetics, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai-600116, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vettriselvi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vijayalakshmi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suganya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: S F D
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jayanth
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D015234:HLA-A Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India
chemical_list: D015234:HLA-A Antigens; C043205:HLA-A19 antigen