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Identity of Transferrin DChi from the Chinese and from the Finns

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A TRANSFERRIN variant with an electrophoretic mobility identical to that of Tf DChi is found among the Finns in a frequency of 0.0116 (ref. 1). Because Tf DChi is characteristic of Mongoloids and is not found among Caucasoid populations other than Finns, its presence suggests some Mongoloid influence in the genetic make-up of the Finns.

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  1. State Serum Institute, Helsinki, Finland

    E. RUOSLAHTI

  2. Department of Serology and Bacteriology, University of Helsinki,

    I. J. T. SEPPÄLÄ & K. SIMONS

  3. II Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Central Hospital, Helsinki

    M. SEPPÄLÄ

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RUOSLAHTI, E., SEPPÄLÄ, I., SIMONS, K. et al. Identity of Transferrin DChi from the Chinese and from the Finns. Nature 220, 480–481 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220480a0

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