Mapping the Human Leukocyte Antigen Diversity among Croatian Regions: Implication in Transplantation

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Map of Europe and Croatia. Legend: Central Croatia region varies greatly in population density, as it includes areas with the highest population density (Zagreb, Croatia’s capital and surroundings) but also the mountainous areas of Gorski Kotar, Lika, which represent the least populated area in Croatia; East Croatia—the lowland area of the Pannonian Plain, bordered by Croatia’s largest rivers, Sava, Drava, and Danube; North Croatia—a small, moderately populated, hilly region on the northernmost border of Croatia; Istria & Primorje includes Istria, the narrow Kvarner region, and nearby islands; Dalmatia—Mediterranean region, with three distinguishable parallel belts: the islands, the coast, and the hinterland.