HLA profile of three ethnic groups living in the North‐Western region of Russia

Abstract: HLA class II alleles were determined by PCR‐SSO and PCR‐SSP typing of DNA samples from 55 Nentsy, 81 Saami and 73 Pomor individuals from the North‐European part of Russia. The results were compared with similar data from Russians. A high frequency of the DRB1*04‐DQA1*0301‐DQB1*0302 haploty...

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Published in:Tissue Antigens
Main Authors: Evseeva, I., Spurkland, A., Thorsby, E., Smerdel, A., Tranebjaerg, L., Boldyreva, M., Groudakova, E., Gouskova, I., Alexeev, L. L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2002
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saami
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-0039.2002.590107.x
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Summary:Abstract: HLA class II alleles were determined by PCR‐SSO and PCR‐SSP typing of DNA samples from 55 Nentsy, 81 Saami and 73 Pomor individuals from the North‐European part of Russia. The results were compared with similar data from Russians. A high frequency of the DRB1*04‐DQA1*0301‐DQB1*0302 haplotype and a low frequency of the DRB1*11‐DQA1*0501‐DQB1*0301 haplotype, observed in all three ethnic groups, may indicate a common aboriginal component in their ancestry. Saami and Pomors displayed a similar pattern of allele and haplotype distribution, with the exception of the DRB1*04‐DQA1*0304‐DQB1*0301 haplotype, which was significantly higher among Saami compared Nentsy, Pomors and Russians. Nentsy individuals had a particularly high frequency of the DRB1*09‐DQA1*0301‐DQB1*0303 and the DRB1*12‐DQA1*0501‐DQB1*0301 haplotypes. Genetic distances and correspondence analysis show that Pomors have a close relationship with Norwegians and Finns, whereas Nentsy and Saami are more closely related to Oriental populations.

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