Article
Polymorphism of salivary esterase and alpha-amylase in the Greek population.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Petalopoulos A, Fousteri M, Kouvatsi A, Triantaphyllidis C
Abstract excerpt
The genetic polymorphism of two salivary enzymes (esterase and alpha-amylase) was studied in individuals from eight districts of Greece. The pooled gene frequencies were: SetS = 0.63, SetF = 0.37, AMY1 = 0.87, AMY2 = 0.10, AMY3 = 0.02, and AMY4 = 0.01. There was no intrapopulation heterogeneity, while there was a significant difference between the Greeks and the few other European populations studied.
Topics
- Alleles
- Amylases
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Esterases
- Gene Frequency
- Greece
- Humans
- Isoelectric Focusing
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Salivary Proteins and Peptides