Article
Molecular bases of the ABO blood groups of Indians from the Brazilian Amazon region.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Jan 1994
Franco R F, Simões B P, Guerreiro J F, Santos S E, Zago M A
Abstract excerpt
Phenotype studies of ABO blood groups in most Amerindian populations revealed the exclusive presence of group O. Since group O is the result of the absence of glycosyltransferase activity, its molecular bases may be heterogeneous. We carried out ABO blood group genotyping by analysis of DNA of 30 Indians from 2 Amazonian tribes (Yanomami and Arara), and compared the findings with other populations (Caucasians and...
Topics
- ABO Blood-Group System
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Black People
- Brazil
- Codon
- DNA
- Ethnicity
- Frameshift Mutation
- Humans
- Indians, South American
- Molecular Sequence Data
