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Study of blood groups, ABH secretors and hemoglobin variants in three upper castes of West Bengal, India
Author(s) -
Chaudhuri S.,
Mukherjee B.,
Ghosh J.,
Roychoudhury A. K.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330300114
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , west bengal , bengal , incidence (geometry) , serology , allele , hemoglobin , biology , demography , medicine , veterinary medicine , immunology , genetics , gene , geography , antibody , socioeconomics , bay , mathematics , sociology , geometry , archaeology
In a serological survey it is found that the Brahmins, Kayasthas and Vaidyas, the three upper castes of Bengalis in West Bengal, cannot be differentiated satisfactorily with respect to ABO blood groups. The Brahmins and Kayasthas differ only slightly in the chromosome frequencies of RH blood groups. The difference in allele frequency for the secretor gene between the Brahmins and Kayasthas is negligible, but there is a marked decrease in frequency in the Vaidyas. In general, incidence of abnormal HbE among Bengalis is very low.