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Blood group, protein, and red cell enzyme polymorphisms of the Hadza of Tanzania

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Three subpopulations of the Hadza were examined for the following antigens and proteins including enzymes A1ABH, MNS Henshaw, C c CW D Du E e V Ce, Lua, KJsa, Fy1 Fy2, Jka Jkb, Dia, Wra, haemoglobin, haptoglobin, transferrin, acid phosphatase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, phosphoglucomutase, adenylate kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, and malate dehydrogenase. The results are discussed in relation to other African populations including the Sandawe, Nyaturu, Pygmies, San, and Khoikhoi.

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  1. Biological Anthropology, British Museum (Natural History), London, UK

    D. Tills, A. C. Kopeć & A. Warlow

  2. Department of Anthropology, University College of London, London, UK

    N. A. Barnicot

  3. Maison de Haut, Longueville, St Savíour, Jersey, Channel Islands

    A. E. Mourant

  4. Departamento Genetica, University Autonoma Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    A. Marin

  5. Department of Medicine, Makerere University College, Kampala, UK

    F. J. Bennett

  6. Department of Anthropology, London School of Economics, London, UK

    J. C. Woodburn

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Tills, D., Kopeć, A.C., Warlow, A. et al. Blood group, protein, and red cell enzyme polymorphisms of the Hadza of Tanzania. Hum Genet 61, 52–59 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00291333

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