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Haptoglobin 1F allele frequency is high among indigenous populations in the state of Durango, Mexico.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Delanghe J, Langlois M, Alvarado Esquivel C, De Haene H, De Buyzere M
Abstract excerpt
We studied haptoglobin polymorphism in Mexican populations with high Indian ancestry living in isolated and urban areas in the state of Durango. Analysis with respect to the HP*1F and HP*1S allelic subtypes by isoelectric focusing showed unusually high HP*1F allele frequencies among urban (0.370) and isolated Mexican Indians (0.383). Comparison with other population studies demonstrated a geographical cline of...
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