ABO genes are differentially distributed in socio-economic groups in England.

doi:10.1038/303522a0

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ABO genes are differentially distributed in socio-economic groups in England.

Nature - 1 Jan 2000

Beardmore J A, Karimi-Booshehri F

Abstract excerpt

No direct evidence is available concerning what average genetic differences, if any, characterize the segments of socially stratified human populations, although theoretical considerations suggest that genetic differentiation within such populations is to be expected. We have now analysed two lar...

Topics

ABO Blood-Group System
Demography
Emigration and Immigration
England
Female
Humans
Male
Phenotype
Probability
Social Class
Socioeconomic Factors

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