Association between Alu insertion polymorphisms and HLA class I alleles in Chinese Lisu and Nu ethnic populations / 中华医学遗传学杂志
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics
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(6): 222-228, 2012.
Article
in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the frequencies of HLA-Alu repeat polymorphisms (AluMICB, AluTF, AluHJ, AluHG and AluHF) in Chinese Lisu and Nu ethnic populations.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The frequencies of HLA-Alu repeat polymorphisms in above populations were determined with polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The associations between HLA-Alu repeat polymorphisms and HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-C alleles were also analyzed. Phylogenetic trees were constructed with genetic distance calculated from the frequencies of HLA-Alu repeat polymorphisms.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Frequencies of AluTF*2 and AluHF*2 were different between the two populations (P< 0.05), while those of other three insertions were similar. The strength of association between HLA-Alus and HLA alleles were different (P< 0.05) in the two populations. Although AluMICB*2 were associated with HLA-B*5601 in both populations, the association was stronger in Lisu population (74.0%) but moderate in Nu population (30.7%). HLA-Alus were associated with particular HLA subtypes, e.g., AluHG*2 with certain HLA-A*02 subtypes. By phylogenetic analysis, Lisu and Nu were clustered together with southern Chinese and Thai populations.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The distribution of HLA-Alus and the strength of associations between HLA-Alus and HLA class I alleles have varied between the two populations. Study of this association may facilitate identification of origins, evolution, progenitor haplotypes and recombination within the HLA class I region.</p>
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Main subject:
Phylogeny
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Polymorphism, Genetic
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Genes, MHC Class I
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Alu Elements
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Asian People
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Alleles
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Genetics
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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