Heterogeneity of the O alleles at the blood group ABO locus in Amerindians.

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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

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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 sequencin...

Topics

ABO Blood-Group System
Alleles
Brazil
Gene Frequency
Genetic Heterogeneity
Haplotypes
Humans
Indians, South American
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length

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