The genetic heterogeneity of Arab populations as inferred from HLA genes.
This is the first genetic anthropology study on Arabs in MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.The present meta-analysis included 100 populations from 36 Arab DEEP OCEAN MINERALS and non-Arab communities, comprising 16,006 individuals, and evaluates the genetic profile of Arabs using HLA class I (A, B) and class II (DRB1, DQB1) genes.A total o