HLA genes in Barranquilla (North Colombia): Searching for cryptic Amerindian genes

America First Inhabitants population (Amerindians, Na Dene and Eskimos) underwent a drastic population reduction and gene exchange after Europeans and Africans arrival after 1492 AD. Barranquilla population may be a good model to study present day population admixture in South America. HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 DNA typing has been performed in 188 unrelated individuals originated in the area and speak Spanish language; they showed apparent European/African and mixed characters. HLA genetic European/African features were found and only 1.85% Amerindian one. This contrasts with neighboring Cuban population where 10% HLA Amerindian characters appear. © 2017.

• Autores: Arnaiz-Villena A.; Bayona B.; Palacio-Gruber J.; Hernandez Aguirre, Enio Armando; Muñiz E.; Campos C.; Juarez I.; Gomez-Casado E.; Martín-Villa J.M.; Silvera C.
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UCC
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.ucc.edu.co:20.500.12494/41466
• Acceso en línea: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2014.06.006; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12494/41466
• Palabra clave: African; Amerindian; Barranquilla; Caucasoid; Colombia; Cuba; HLA
• Rights: closedAccess
• License: http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb