“…PCA was also performed based on HLA‐A, HLA‐B, HLA‐C and HLA‐DRB1 allele frequencies using spss v16.0 software. Frequency data for other Asian populations were obtained from previous studies: Bulang and Hani , Buyi , Dai , Han in Beijing , Han in Yunnan , Han in Guangdong , Han in Taiwan , Hui , Jinuo and Wa , Maonan , Miao , Tibetan , Zhuang , Japanese , Vietnamese , Thai and Korean . Figure presents the geographic distribution of these 23 Asian populations.…”