Genetic study of the haptoglobin polymorphism in Italy: I. Bari and Genoa provinces

G F De Stefano; O Rickards; G Biondi; A Steckel; A Dannewitz; H Walter

Genetic study of the haptoglobin polymorphism in Italy: I. Bari and Genoa provinces

Gene Geogr. 1987 Aug;1(2):135-42.

Authors

G F De Stefano¹, O Rickards, G Biondi, A Steckel, A Dannewitz, H Walter

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Biologia, Università Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 3154115

Abstract

A random sample of 686 unrelated subjects from Bari (Southern Italy) and Genoa (Northern Italy) provinces was studied for HP polymorphism. The correlation between the HP*1 frequencies and geographical coordinates was studied for the populations of Italy, Europe, Middle East and Mediterranean basin. The results reveal the existence of a gradient of declining HP*1 frequencies from north-west to south-east across Europe and the Middle East.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alleles
Asia
Female
Gene Frequency
Haptoglobins / genetics*
Humans
Italy
Male
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic*

Substances

Haptoglobins