Evolutionary Analysis of Classical HLA Class I and II Genes Suggests That Recent Positive Selection Acted on DPB1*04∶01 in Japanese Population

• Minae Kawashima ,

  * E-mail: mina-e@umin.ac.jp (MK); juno-tky@umin.ac.jp (JO)

  Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Jun Ohashi ,

  * E-mail: mina-e@umin.ac.jp (MK); juno-tky@umin.ac.jp (JO)

  Affiliation Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Nao Nishida,

  Affiliations Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, The Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan

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• Katsushi Tokunaga

  Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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