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M M Conceição

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PubMed1986

22 new data on the association between the glyoxalase I and haptoglobin loci.

No association between GLO and Hp was found in three Brazilian samples (153 Whites, 216 Blacks from Porto Alegre and 564 mixed individuals from Aracaju). In a sample of 174 Blacks (settled along the Trombetas river) a moderate (p less than 0.02) association was found, but not of the same kind as that observed by other authors. Population stratification instead of interactions in fitness may explain our findings.

Black People↗
PubMed1979

Human aconitase polymorphism in three samples from northeastern Brazil.

Human aconitase (ACONS) polymorphism was studied in three samples from northeastern Brazil. Two of the samples were collected in the State of Bahia and one in the State of Sergipe. The main characteristic of the samples was given by different degrees of Black admixture. The results showed that the more negroid the samples the higher the frequencies of the alleles ACONS4, ACONS2 and ACONS6. These findings fit well with the known ACONS gene frequencies in present-day Nigerians and with the past history of Yoruba slaves in Bahia.

Aconitate Hydratase↗
PubMed1979

Association between HBsAg and race in a mixed population of Northeastern Brazil.

The frequency of Australian antigen carriers (HBsAg) was studied in three samples from northeastern Brazil. In sample A there were 1000 women from Tsylla Balbino Maternity in Salvador; in sample B there were 1,512 blood donors from Salvador, and in sample C there were 930 blood donors from Aracaju. In sample A, B and C the observed frequency of carriers (HBsAg) was 1.20%, 1.58% and 2.04% respectively. These differences were not significant (x22 = 2.2; p greater than 0.25). There was no association between the carrier state and sex, age, ABO and Rh blood groups, Chagas' disease and rural origin. However, the frequency of carriers (HBsAg) increases from White to Black, as follows: Whites = 0.5%; Mulattoes = 1.91%, and Black = 1.96% (x22 = 7.91; p less than 0.02).

ABO Blood-Group System↗