• Title of article

    Human Leukocyte Antigen Profile of Two Ethnic Groups in Southeast of Iran

  • Author/Authors

    Khazaei, Hossein Ali Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Sistan and Balochestan , Rezaei, Nima Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran , Aghamohammadi, Asghar Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran , Amirzargar, Ali Akbar Department of Immunology - School of Medicine - Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran , Mollaei Ghasemi, Khadidjeh Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Sistan and Balochestan , MiriMoghaddam, Ibrahim Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Sistan and Balochestan , Nikbin, Behrouz Department of Immunology - School of Medicine - Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran

  • Pages
    2
  • From page
    223
  • To page
    224
  • Abstract
    This study was performed to determine the genetic diversity of HLA class I and II alleles among two ethnic groups in Southeastern Iran. HLA profiles were determined in 71 Iranian populations (41 Zaboli and 30 Baloch). The frequencies of HLA-A02 (p=0.017), -Cw4 (p=0.003), and –DR8 (p=0.025) in the Zaboli populations were significantly higher than that in Baloch ethnic group. In contrast, the frequency of HLA-A23 allele was more frequent in Baloch than Zaboli (p=0.020). This report represents an important resource for investigators in the fields of transplantation immunology and population genetics from widely dispersed areas of Iran.
  • Keywords
    Anthropology , human leukocyte antigen , human populations , Iran
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Record number

    2434434