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A study of nine polymorphic systems in the population of the Po Delta
Author(s) -
Lucarelli P.,
Corbo R. M.,
Scacchi R.,
Palmarino R.,
Salsini G.,
Cristofori G.,
Osti L.,
Menini C.,
Vullo C.,
Bottini E.
Publication year - 1976
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.1330450208
Subject(s) - delta , physics , astronomy
The present work reports a study of nine genetic polymorphic systems in the area of the Po Delta where malaria was endemic since the XIV century. Our data confirm some characteristics of this population already reported by other authors such as the high prevalence of thalassemia, the low prevalence of the rh (d) gene and the presence of G‐6‐PD deficiency. Among the other systems studied, i.e., AP, PGM 1 ADA and AK, only AP frequencies of Po Delta population are significantly different from those of other continental Italian populations, the P C allele showing the lowest frequency so far observed.