A study on blood groups and serum proteins in Bengalee populations of Calcutta, India.

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A study on blood groups and serum proteins in Bengalee populations of Calcutta, India.

Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Bericht uber die biologisch-anthropologische Literatur - 1 Sept 1994

Bandyopadhyay A R

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The genetic polymorphisms of two blood groups (A1A2B0, Rh-D) and two serum proteins (HP, TF) were investigated in five endogamous caste groups of Bengalee Hindu population living in Calcutta. The distribution of A1A2B0 and Rh-D blood groups in all the caste groups showed an oriental pattern with...

Topics

ABO Blood-Group System
Consanguinity
Developing Countries
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetics, Population
Haptoglobins
Humans
India
Male
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic
Rh-Hr Blood-Group System
Transferrin

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