Abstract
BackgroundKazakhstan has been inhabited by different populations, such as the Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek and others. Here we investigate allelic and haplotypic polymorphisms of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes at DRB1, DQA1 and DQB1 loci in the Kazakh ethnic group, and their genetic relationship between world populations.Methodology/Principal FindingsA total of 157 unrelated Kazakh ethnic individuals from Astana were genotyped using sequence based typing (SBT-Method) for HLA-DRB1, -DQA1 and -DQB1 loci. Allele frequencies, neighbor-joining method, and multidimensional scaling analysis have been obtained for comparison with other world populations. Statistical analyses were performed using Arlequin v3.11. Applying the software PAST v. 2.17 the resulting genetic distance matrix was used for a multidimensional scaling analysis (MDS). Respectively 37, 17 and 19 alleles were observed at HLA-DRB1, -DQA1 and -DQB1 loci. The most frequent alleles were HLA-DRB1*07:01 (13.1%), HLA-DQA1*03:01 (13.1%) and HLA-DQB1*03:01 (17.6%). In the observed group of Kazakhs DRB1*07:01-DQA1*02:01-DQB1*02:01 (8.0%) was the most common three loci haplotype. DRB1*10:01-DQB1*05:01 showed the strongest linkage disequilibrium. The Kazakh population shows genetic kinship with the Kazakhs from China, Uyghurs, Mongolians, Todzhinians, Tuvinians and as well as with other Siberians and Asians.Conclusions/SignificanceThe HLA-DRB1, -DQA1and -DQB1 loci are highly polymorphic in the Kazakh population, and this population has the closest relationship with other Asian and Siberian populations.
Highlights
Kazakh Khanate (Kazakhskoye khanstvo) was established as the first Kazakh state in 1456 (1465/66) and was located in the territory of the present day Republic of Kazakhstan (Fig 1)
We focused on the study of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 alleles in the Kazakh population living in alleles obtained from the Kazakh population (Astana)
This study aimed to determine the HLA class II (DRB1, DQA1 and DQB1) highly specific Kazakh alleles and specific HLA haplotypes, which have a low frequency in other world populations
Summary
Kazakh Khanate (Kazakhskoye khanstvo) was established as the first Kazakh state in 1456 (1465/66) and was located in the territory of the present day Republic of Kazakhstan (Fig 1). This country is located in Central Asia, which lies on the border of Europe and Asia. We investigate allelic and haplotypic polymorphisms of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes at DRB1, DQA1 and DQB1 loci in the Kazakh ethnic group, and their genetic relationship between world populations. Conclusions/Significance: The HLA-DRB1, -DQA1and -DQB1 loci are highly polymorphic in the Kazakh population, and this population has the closest relationship with other Asian and Siberian populations
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