[HLA antigens among Ukrainians in Odessa and its suburbs].

389 Ukrainians of Odessa and its suburbs were typed in accordance with HLA system. HLA antigens distribution corresponded to Hardy-Weinberg's law. The antigens in the Ukrainians which occurred more frequently were A2, 3, Iw25, B12, 7 and Bw35. The most frequent haplotypes turned out to be A2, B12, A3, B7; Aw25, Bw16 and A1, B8. The highest gamete association wat noted for these haplotypes. The smallest genetic distance was found between the Odessa Ukrainian and Moscow Russian population, while the greatest distance was revealed between the Ukrainian and Japanese population.