Article
Age group-associated variations in the pattern of Hp type distribution in Jordanians.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Oct 2000
Hamad M, Awadallah S
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between haptoglobin (Hp) type and life expectancy was investigated by determining the pattern of Hp type distribution in 790 unrelated Jordanians divided into four age groups: A (1-19 years), B (20-39 years), C (40-59 years) and D (60-85 years). While the frequency of Hp 2-2 gradually decreased from 0.576 in A to 0.393 in D, the frequency of Hp 2-1 gradually increased from 0.348 in A to 0.526 in...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Haptoglobins
- Humans