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Heterogeneity of the O alleles at the blood group ABO locus in Amerindians.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Jan 1998
Olsson M L, Santos S E, Guerreiro J F, Zago M A, Chester M A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Amerindians are blood group O, but the distribution of the various O alleles is unknown. Their ABO genotypes were compared with samples from other Brazilian ethnic groups. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Genomic DNA was examined by PCR-RFLP analysis, PCR-SSP and direct sequencing. RESULTS: An unusual allele distribution was found, with 91% of the O alleles being O1variant. Almost half of these...
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