Article
Transferrin types in different ethnic groups of the USSR and Mongolia.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 1991
Titenko N V, Spitsyn V A, Alekseeva T I
Abstract excerpt
Transferrin (TF) subtypes were studied in 7 different populations from the Soviet Union (Buryats, Russians, Koreans, Kirghizes and Pamirians) and in 3 different populations from Mongolia. The frequency of the C2 gene varied between 10.4% in Pamirians and 27.4% in Koreans and was generally higher in populations of Mongoloid origin. The frequency of the C3 gene was found to be very low (nonpolymorphic) in the...
Topics
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Mongolia
- Transferrin
- USSR