Article
The NT 1311 polymorphism of G6PD: G6PD Mediterranean mutation may have originated independently in Europe and Asia.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 1990
Beutler E, Kuhl W
Abstract excerpt
A polymorphic site exists in exon 11 of G6PD: in the wild-type enzyme, nucleotide (NT) 1311 is a C, but is some individuals from diverse populations a T is present instead. Nine of 54 X chromosomes from Europeans of mixed origins, nine of 41 X chromosomes of Ashkenazi Jewish subjects, three of 18 X chromosomes of Sicilians, five of 20 African X chromosomes, and nine of 20 Asian Indian X chromosomes had the mutant...
Topics
- Animals
- Asia
- Base Sequence
- Europe
- Exons
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase
- Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Humans
- Male
- Mediterranean Sea
