Selection at the ABO locus in the Japanese population.

doi:10.1266/jjg.65.95

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Selection at the ABO locus in the Japanese population.

Idengaku zasshi - 1 Jun 1990

Hiraizumi Y

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Hiraizumi et al. (1973b) concluded that maternal-fetal ABO incompatibility effect upon the frequency of prenatal deaths was totally absent in two modern Japanese cities, Ohdate and Akita. However, they found a significant heterogeneity in the frequency of prenatal deaths among 16 mating types and...

Topics

ABO Blood-Group System
Adult
Alleles
Asian People
Blood Group Incompatibility
Female
Fetal Death
Genotype
Humans
Infertility
Japan
Male
Phenotype
Pregnancy
Probability
Regression Analysis
Selection, Genetic

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