Human leukocyte antigen‐A, ‐B, ‐C, ‐DRB1 and ‐DQB1 allele and haplotype frequencies in an Albanian population from Kosovo

Abstract

HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 genotyping was performed in a sample of Albanian population from Kosovo. The comparison of the respective allele frequencies through Fst analysis resulted in a close relationship with the Albanians from Albania, the Bulgarians, FYROM Macedonians and Greeks, while the other neighbouring populations are slightly more distant.