HLA analysis of Sri Lankan Sinhalese predicts North Indian origin.

Journal article

The origin of the Sinhalese population of Sri Lanka is debated. We subtyped HLA-A*02 in 101 Sinhalese and observed a preponderance of the rare allele HLA-A*0211 which was similar to reported frequencies in northern India. Taken with low-resolution typing for the remaining A, B, C, DR and DQ alleles, these data suggest a North Indian origin for the Sri Lankan Sinhalese.

Authors: Malavige, G; Rostron, T; Seneviratne, S; Fernando, S; Sivayogan, S

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: International journal of immunogenetics
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 313-315
• Publication date: 2007-10-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313x.2007.00698.x
• EISSN: 1744-313X
• ISSN: 1744-3121
• Language: English
• Keywords: Asian Continental Ancestry Group; HLA Antigens; India; Gene Frequency; HLA-A Antigens; Humans; HLA-A2 Antigen; Sri Lanka