Biochemical Genetics

, Volume 14, Issue 3–4, pp 225–235 | Cite as

Genetic polymorphism of human anodal tear protein

  • Edwin A. Azen
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Abstract

Electrophoresis of human tears on slab polyacrylamide gels showed five phenotypes among anodal tear proteins. These phenotypes are the expression of autosomal codominant alleles. Gene frequencies are as follows: for Caucasians, At1=0.99, At3=0.01; for Negroes, At1=0.97, At2=0.03; for Chinese, At1=0.98, and At4 and At5 are both approximately 0.008.

Key words

electrophoresis polyacrylamide gels human anodal tear proteins gene frequencies 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Edwin A. Azen
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of MedicineUniversity of WisconsinMadison

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