Guatemala is a country located in Central America, and while it is one of the most populated
countries in the region, the genetic diversity of the population has been poorly analyzed.
Currently, there are no analyses of the distribution of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system
alleles in mixed ancestry (ie, ladino) populations in Guatemala. The HLA system exhibits the
most extensive polymorphism in the human genome and has been extensively analyzed in
a large number of studies related to disease association, transplantation, and population …