Summary
Samples from populations of India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, some 800 specimens in all, were examined for transferrin types, and results compared with others on previous samples. An interesting dichotomy of present-day distribution of transferrin variants in India is suggested.
Zusammenfassung
Stichproben aus Bevölkerungen von Indien, Bangla Desh und Sri Lanka, insgesamt, ca. 800 Proben, wurden auf Transferrin-Typen untersucht und die Ergebnisse wurden mit anderen Stichproben verglichen. Es scheint sich eine interessante Dichotomie in der Verteilung der Transferrin-Varianten in Indien zu ergeben.
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Papiha, S.S., Wastell, H.J. Transferrin variants in the Indian subcontinent. Hum Genet 21, 69–73 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00278568
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