major histocompatibility complex (human), class I, B78 | ||
| Alleles | B*7801 B*7802 | |
| Structure (See HLA-B) | ||
| Symbol(s) | HLA-B | |
| EBI-HLA | B*7801 | |
| EBI-HLA | B*7802 | |
| Locus | chr.6 6p21.31 | |
HLA-B78 (B78) is an HLA-B serotype. The serotype identifies the more common HLA-B*78 gene products. B78 is more common in West and North Africa, but is also scattered at low frequencies in parts of Asia. (For terminology help see: HLA-serotype tutorial)
| B*78 | B78 | other | Sample |
| allele | % | % | size (N) |
| 7801 | 41 | 48 | 210 |
| freq | ||
| ref. | Population | (%) |
| Fulani (Burkina Faso) | 8.2 | |
| Bandiagara (Mali) | 6.9 | |
| Niokholo Mandinka (Senegal) | 5.3 | |
| Mossi (Burkina Faso) | 2.8 | |
| Guinea Bissau | 2.3 | |
| Akan Adiopodoume (Ivory Coast) | 2.3 | |
| Tunis (Tunisia) | 2.3 | |
| Berber (Morocco) | 1.4 | |
| Rimaibe (Burkina Faso) | 1.1 | |
| New Delhi (India) | 0.8 | |
| Lisu (Yunnan, China) | 0.7 | |
| Beti (Cameroon) | 0.6 | |
| Majorca & Minorca (Spain) | 0.6 | |
| Gypsy (E. Andalusia, Spain) | 0.5 | |
| Tunisia | 0.5 | |
| Romanian | 0.3 | |
| Northeast Thailand | 0.2 | |
| Tibet (China) | 0.6 | |
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| HLA B*7802 frequencies | ||
| Svans (Georgia) | 0.6 | |
| Arab Druse (Israel) | 0.5 | |
| Delhi (India) | 0.5 | |
| Southern Han (China) | 0.2 | |
| Beijing (China) | 0.1 | |