Contribution of HLA class I (A, B, C) and HLA class II (DRB1, DQA1, DQB1) alleles and haplotypes in exploring ethnic origin of central Tunisians

• Main Authors: Amène Ben Bnina (Author), Amri Yessine (Author), Yasmine El Bahri (Author), Saoussen Chouchene (Author), Nada Ben Lazrek (Author), Mariem Mimouna (Author), Zeineb Mlika (Author), Aziza Messoudi (Author), Dorsaf Zellama (Author), Wissal Sahtout (Author), Amina Bouatay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Estimation of HLA (Human leukocyte Antigen) alleles' frequencies in populations is essential to explore their ethnic origin. Anthropologic studies of central Tunisian population were rarely reported. Then, in this work, we aimed to explore the origin of central Tunisian popu...