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Anthropological studies among Libyans. Erythrocyte genetic factors, serum haptoglobin phenotypes and anthropometry
Author(s) -
Kamel K.,
Umar M.,
Ibrahim W.,
Mansour A.,
Gaballah F.,
Selim O.,
Azim A.,
Hamza S.,
Sabry F.,
Moafy N.,
ElNaggar A.,
Hoerman K.
Publication year - 1975
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.1330430114
Subject(s) - haptoglobin , anthropometry , biology , gene , medicine , genetics , immunology
Anthropological studies were done on 1276 Libyans from the Mediterranean cities of Tripoli and Benghazi, and from Sabha southward in The Sahara. The incidences of hemoglobin (Hb)‐S and glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase (G‐6‐PD) deficiency were low in the coastal areas and significantly high in Sabha. Hb‐C occurred sporadically in Tripoli and Sabha, and was absent from Benghazi in the east. One case of Hb‐J Benghazi was noted. There were no significant differences in the ABO blood group and Rh 0 (D) type distributions in the three localities. G‐6‐PD gene Gd A frequency was significantly high in Sabha. The lowest value of 6‐phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6‐PGD) gene PGD A frequency and highest value of the gene PGD C were in Sabha. Adenylate kinase (AK) gene AK 2 was only detectable in Tripoli. Acid phosphatase (AP) gene P a frequency in Sabha was more than twice that in Tripoli and Benghazi, while P c was distinctly lower in Sabha than in the northern cities. Haptoglobin gene Hp 1 frequency was almost identical in all areas. Anthropometric measurements revealed overall homogeneity of the three samples, closer similarity in the coastal region to adjacent North African populations, and Negroid influence in the Saharan Libyans. Anthropometry substantiated findings from blood markers.