Admixture as a source for HLA variation in Neolithic European farming communities
Nicolas Antonio da Silva, Onur Özer, Magdalena Haller-Caskie, Yan-Rong Chen, Daniel Kolbe, Sabine Schade-Lindig, Joachim Wahl, Carola Berszin, Michael Francken, Irina Görner, Kerstin Schierhold, Joachim Pechtl, Gisela Grupe, Christoph Rinne, Johannes Müller, , Ben Krause‐Kyora
The paper examines HLA variation in Neolithic European farming communities, finding increased HLA diversity due to admixture with western hunter-gatherers, but lower diversity compared to modern populations.
Genome biology · Feb 28, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics