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Erythrocyte polymorphisms in five ethnic groups of Northern Côte d’Ivoire
Author(s) -
Santovito A.,
Burgarello C.,
Cervella P.,
Ouattara M.,
Caravatti G. A.,
Salvarani B.,
Delpero M.
Publication year - 2009
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.2009.00842.x
Subject(s) - cote d ivoire , abo blood group system , allele , ethnic group , genotype , allele frequency , biology , genetics , population , demography , gene , humanities , sociology , philosophy , anthropology
Summary Distribution of some erythrocyte polymorphisms was investigated in five Northern Côte d’Ivoire ethnic groups. For the ABO blood group system, the frequencies of alleles p, q and r were 0.119, 0.150 and 0.731, respectively, while the frequencies of alleles D and d of the Rh blood group system were 0.726 and 0.274, respectively. These values are consistent with published data, while the high incidence of HbAS genotype could result from microevolutionay trends acting on this relatively small population. No 27‐bp Southeast Asian ovalocytosis gene deletion was found in the sample.