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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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]