Southern Bahia, Brazil: KIR gene-content distribution in the highly admixed population from Ilhéus

We here describe the KIR gene-content genotypes in the highly admixed population from Ilhéus, a city located in Bahia State, Northeast Brazil. Bahia is the State with the largest contribution of African ethnicity in comparison to other Brazilian areas and this is the first report of a population fro...

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Published in:Human immunology 2018-12, Vol.79 (12), p.823-824
Main Authors: Issler, Hellen Caroline, Amorim, Leonardo Maldaner, Petzl-Erler, Maria Luiza, Carvalho, Luciana Debortoli de, Bezerra, Hadany Dorea, Fagundes Júnior, Jomar, Gadelha, Sandra Rocha, Augusto, Danillo G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Continental Ancestry Group - genetics
Brazil
European Continental Ancestry Group - genetics
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population - methods
Genotype
Genotyping Techniques - methods
Geography
Haplotypes
Humans
Receptors, KIR - genetics
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Summary:We here describe the KIR gene-content genotypes in the highly admixed population from Ilhéus, a city located in Bahia State, Northeast Brazil. Bahia is the State with the largest contribution of African ethnicity in comparison to other Brazilian areas and this is the first report of a population from this region. A total of 32 KIR gene-content genotypes have been found, from which 18 were observed in single individuals. The distinct KIR gene-content distribution observed in Ilhéus, along with the elevated diversity of genotypes point to importance of describing KIR polymorphism in unique populations from Brazil.
ISSN:0198-8859
1879-1166
DOI:10.1016/j.humimm.2018.09.006