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IMMUNOGLOBULIN ALLOTYPES IN AFRICAN POPULATIONS: I. Gm‐Am HAPLOTYPES IN A NIGERIAN POPULATION
Author(s) -
Loghem Erna,
Salimonu L.,
Williams A. I. O.,
Osunkoya B. O.,
Boyd A. M.,
Lange Gerda,
Nijenhuis L. E.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
international journal of immunogenetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1744-313X
pISSN - 1744-3121
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-313x.1978.tb00639.x
Subject(s) - haplotype , biology , genetics , population , immunogenetics , antibody , evolutionary biology , geography , gene , genotype , demography , sociology
The study of immunoglobulin allotypes in various Negro populations has shown that their polymorphism is different from that in other populations. This particularly true for the alleles of the gamma3 and alpha2 locus. Numerous investigations have been made in which a limited number of markers were determined. It seems to be of importance to compare the results of the determination of all markers known at present in different tribes from various African countries. Such information may ultimately lead to additional support for theories on the origin and migration of early African inhabitants. In this paper we resent the results of the study of the first of a series of studies on African populations.