Genetic heterogeneity and gene diversity in the population of Punjab, Pakistan, based on ABO and Rh(D) blood group frequencies.

doi:10.1159/000154220

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Genetic heterogeneity and gene diversity in the population of Punjab, Pakistan, based on ABO and Rh(D) blood group frequencies.

Human heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Shami S A, Rasmuson M

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AB0 and Rh(D) blood group data from more than 20,000 persons have been assembled from 14 cities in Punjab, Pakistan, and analysed for regional differentiation. The concept of the coefficient of gene differentiation was used to quantify the gene diversity, which has been compared to other such est...

Topics

ABO Blood-Group System
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Pakistan
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic
Rh-Hr Blood-Group System

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