| Autor: |
Guerreiro Jf, Vallinoto Acr, Ishak R |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
Austin Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology. 8 |
| ISSN: |
2381-9014 |
| Popis: |
By 1992, Francis Black published an article that investigated the question in the tittle (Why did they die?). The article suggested that the low genetic diversity of the indigenous populations helped to explain why infectious diseases threatened the survival of vulnerable indigenous groups distributed in the Amazon region of Brazil [1]. At that time, only traditional methodological tools were available to explain the influence of the genetic similarities within families residing in isolated indigenous communities. The emerging knowledge of the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA), Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) A and B loci genes could explain the higher risk of infectious agents in indigenous populations compared to that of urban population groups [1]. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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