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The Peopling of New Guinea: Evidence from Class I Human Leukocyte Antigen

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2001

Authors

Main, Penelope
Attenborough, Robert
Chelvanayagam, Gareth
Gao, Xiaojiang

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Wayne State University Press

Abstract

This study utilizes newly developed direct DNA typing methods for human leukocyte antigens (HLA) to provide new information about the peopling of New Guinea. The complete polymorphism of eight Melanesian populations was examined. The groups included were

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Keywords: HLA antigen; Aborigine; article; Australia; clinical trial; gene; gene linkage disequilibrium; genetic polymorphism; genetic variability; genetics; human; Melanesia; migration; multicenter study; Papua New Guinea; Australia; Emigration and Immigration; Ge Class I human leukocyte antigens; Genetic distance; Major histocompatibility complex; Papua New Guinea; Population affinities

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/93282

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ANU Research Publications

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Human Biology

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Journal article

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2037-12-31

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