Talk:HLA-A31

Please elaborate
What is this article about? It is not clear from the text. Please expand it to make it accessible to the lay reader. — Brian ( talk ) 22:04, 24 September 2007 (UTC)


 * HLA-A31 (A31) is about an HLA-A serotype. (See HLA link and HLA-A link for details, See article for specific information on HLA-A31)Pdeitiker 12:49, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I see that. That doesn't change the fact that his article doesn't explain its terminology so that the layman can understand it. — Brian ( talk ) 13:25, 4 October 2007 (UTC)


 * HLA is defined by HLA complex. HLA-A is a gene locus. HLA-A31 is a serotype that recognizes certain alleles of that locus. That is what it is. A31 is other things also, but that defines what A31 is.
 * It is the same as R1b is a haplotype of the Y chromosome, which is a chromosome of the human genome. CRS is a mtDNA of the H haplogroup and that is what it is. Please specifically define where you think the explanation is weak so that it can be corrected. HLA HLA-A also on these pages were the explanations are weak.Pdeitiker 14:02, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Here are places to familiarize yourself with genetics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Human_haplogroups

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup_P_%28Y-DNA%29 In human genetics, Haplogroup P (M45) is a Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup_R1b_(Y-DNA) In human genetics, Haplogroup R1b (M343) (previously called Hg1 and Eu18) is the most frequent Y-chromosome haplogroup in Europe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup_H_%28mtDNA%29 In human mitochondrial genetics, Haplogroup H is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotype [Note: any errors on that page reflect problems with the Serovar page and not HLA-A31]