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Gene frequencies and admixture estimates in the state of Puebla, Mexico
Author(s) -
Lisker Rubén,
PérezBriceño Rocío,
Granados Julio,
Babinsky Victoria
Publication year - 1988
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.1330760307
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , haptoglobin , demography , haplotype , dehydrogenase , gene , hemoglobin , white (mutation) , biology , genetics , red cell , medicine , immunology , allele , biochemistry , sociology , enzyme
Three hundred ninety‐three individuals from the Universidad Autonoma de Puebla and its University Hospital were studied to determine the distribution of ABO, MN, Rh‐Hr, Duffy, and Diego blood groups; red cell hemoglobin and glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase variants; and serum haptoglobins, albumins, and factor B f types. With the results we estimated that the proportions of black, indian, and white genes are 10.7%, 56.3%, and 33.0%, respectively, in a trihybrid model. Reasons are given as to why the black ancestry may be artificially high, and it is pointed out that independent confirmation with other markers is needed before the figure can be accepted as a true value.