Serum Pi phenotypes were studied in 219 samples. The MM phenotype was the most common as in all other populations. The frequencies of PiS and PiZ were high considering other populations. PiF was not detected.
α1-Antitrypsin polymorphism in MalaysianMacaca irus
✍ Scribed by F. Kueppers; J. Ganesan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 344 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-2928
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✦ Synopsis
alpha1-Antitrypsin types were determined in 200 individual specimens of Malaysian Macaca irus. We found the pattern B in 76 samples, BC in 116, and C in 8. Assuming that these patterns are determined by codominant alleles at one locus, this distribution constitutes a significant (P less than 0.001) deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, because of an excess of BC and low prevalence of C. We found no clear evidence for the presence of alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency comparable to the situation in man.
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