Gc and Tf Subtypes in Greece

Abstract

PAGIF was used to investigate the distribution of Gc and Tf subtypes in a Greek population sample. The gene frequencies were compared to those reported for other European populations.

Gc and PGM Subtypes in Northern Greece

“…The Thessa loniki gene frequencies resemble those from other populations in Europe, and in deed fall clearly amongst the European cluster distinguished by Papiha et al [1982], Though there is a slight suggestion that the G clF frequencies may be a little higher than in northern Europe and GclS a little lower, certainly the results do not confirm the significant differences from other European populations reported by Kouvatsi and Triantaphyllidis [1987], and indeed the phenotype frequencies that they observed differ significantly (x2 = 23.6, d.f. 5, p< 0.001) from those of the present series.…”

Transferrin Types in Different Ethnic Groups of the USSR and Mongolia

“…The highest fre quency of the D variant is now found among the Mongols, in China; the fre quency of B and D variants was 2.9% in Mongols and 8.2% in Zhuang [Du Ruo-fu and Chen Liang-zhong, 1986]. The D vari ants found in this study were most likely DC hi-In Caucasoid populations the fre quency of rare variants is mostly between 2 and 4% [Walter et al, 1983;Lai et al, 1986;Kouvatsi and Triantaphyllidis, 1987]. This is in agreement with our data for Russians (2%).…”

Distribution of Transferrin Subtypes in Aragon (North-East Spain)

“…1983;Giari et al. 1985;Kouvatsi and Triantaphyllidis, 1987;Kamboh and Fer rell, 1987], The C6 allele previously found in North Africans from Algeria and spo radically in Caucasians [Kühnl et al, 1981;Pascali and Auconi, 1983;Weidinger et al, 1984;Carracedo and Con cheiro, 1983] was observed in 2 individu als.…”