Post by vgambler33 on Jan 9, 2006 23:29:03 GMT -5
Some blood genetic markers in the Korkus of Central India.
Saha N, Goswami HK.
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
A sample of 102 individuals from the Korkus tribe, an Australoid race inhabiting Central India, was studied for the distribution of haemoglobin and ten red cell enzyme types. Polymorphism was observed in G6P dehydrogenase, acid phosphatase, adenylate kinase and glyoxalase I types and in phosphoglucomutase subtypes. The lactate and malate dehydrogenases, glucose phosphate isomerase and superoxide dismutase systems were monomorphic. A single case of HbAS was observed. The Korkus were found to have GdA+; lower frequencies of pa, AK2, GLO1 and PGM2+ were observed in the Korkus in comparison to other related tribes and caste Hindus of the same region.
PMID: 3478300 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]