BACKGROUND Anthropological studies based on highly polymorphic HLA genes provide useful information for bone marrow donor registry, forensic medicine, disease association studies, as well as designing peptide vaccines against tumors, and infectious or autoimmune diseases. OBJECTIVE This study was designed to investigate the genetic relationship of Iranian Arabs and Jews using HLA-class II gen...

Anthropologists, borrowing techniques from evolutionary biology, have demonstrated that some common fairy tales can be traced back 5,000 years, or more, long before the development of written traditions.

Abstract The article explores the characteristics of Brazilian anthropology identified by analyzing response more than 300 anthropologists to GSAP. Even if there is a movement towards internationalization, data shows that majority in country conduct research Brazil and are employed universities. argues thematic foci most often chosen due anthropologist's public role combining with defense right...