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Matrix gamma-carboxyglutamic acid protein (MGP) G-7A and T-138C gene polymorphisms in Indian (Mayo and Teenek) and Mestizo populations from Mexico.
Human biology - 1 Jun 2005
Hernández-Pacheco Guadalupe, Murguía Luis Enrique, Rodríguez-Pérez José Manuel, Fragoso José Manuel, Pérez-Vielma Nadia, Martínez-Rodríguez Nancy, Granados Julio, Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto
Abstract excerpt
Matrix gamma-carboxyglutamic acid protein (MGP) genotypes (G-7A and T-138C) were determined in 266 individuals from three Mexican populations. Mexicans showed increased frequencies of the G-7A G allele and the G7-A GG genotype compared to Europeans. For the T-138C genotype, we found differences among the Mexicans. This study could help to define the significance of MGP polymorphisms as genetic markers in...
Topics
- Calcium-Binding Proteins
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Humans
- Indians, North American
- Mexico
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- White People
- Matrix Gla Protein