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Placental alkaline phosphatase: Population studies in Sardinia and data on the anthropological value of this genetic marker
Author(s) -
Lucarelli P.,
Scacchi R.,
Corbo R. M.,
Laconi G.,
Nasi A.,
Palmarino R.
Publication year - 1979
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.1330500411
Subject(s) - alkaline phosphatase , value (mathematics) , population , genetic marker , genetic data , evolutionary biology , geography , biology , genetics , sociology , statistics , demography , enzyme , gene , biochemistry , mathematics
The analysis of human placental alkaline phosphatase polymorphism in Sardinia has shown a further difference in the genetic structure of this population in comparison with the populations of Continental Italy and Western Europe. Ethnic and geographic variations in world distribution of placental alkaline phosphatase gene frequencies suggest the considerable anthropological value of this genetic marker.