Article
Population studies in northern Sweden. XIX. The orosomucoid polymorphism.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Fan C, Sikström C
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphism of orosomucoid (ORM1) was studied by isoelectric focusing in 3,817 conscripts and blood donors from the countries of Norrbotten and Västerbotten in northern Sweden. The individuals were distributed according to place of birth into 23 subpopulations. There was a significant heterogeneity between the 23 subpopulations with respect to the allele frequencies (p = 1 x 10(-8)). The ORM1*2 allele...
Topics
- Alleles
- Ethnicity
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Orosomucoid
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Sweden