title: Nine polymorphic STR loci in the HLA region in the Shaanxi Han population of China.
abstract: A large number of microsatellite genetic markers have  been identified in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region. We investigated  genetic polymorphism of the nine short tandem repeat (STR) loci (D6S276, MOGCA,  D6S265, MIB, D6S273, G51152, TAP1CA, RING3CA, and D6S291) in the HLA region in  the Shaanxi Han population. Using a fluorescence-labeled multiplex-PCR STR  typing method, 6-13 alleles were detected in these nine STR loci in 150  unrelated Han Chinese from the region of Shaanxi, China. The distributions of  the genotypes at these nine loci were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. We  conclude that these nine STR loci have a high level of genetic polymorphism;  they would be useful for population genetic studies, pre-transplantation HLA  typing, forensic and paternity testing, etc.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of the National Ministry of Health for Forensic Sciences, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P.R. China.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D002681:China; D002896:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6 / Q000235:genetics; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D056426:Genetic Loci / Q000235:genetics*; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D006680:HLA Antigens