Genetic Blood Markers and Anthropometry of the Populations in Aswan Governorate, Egypt

Abstract

Populations of Aswan governorate in Egypt have been studied with respect to blood, serum and enzyme groups as well as some other anthropological characters. One hemoglobin variant (Hb Khartoum) was detected in the Nubians. The ABO gene frequencies were: r = 0.66, p = 0.18 and q = 0.14 in Aswanese; r = 0.67, p = 0.22 and q = 0.10 in Nubians; RhD factor was positive in all Aswanese and Bisharins and negative in 1.4% of the Nubians; G-6-PD deficiency was 1.4% in Aswan city, 2% in Nubia and absent in Bisharins; Gd^A was 2% in Aswanese and 4% in Nubians; PGD^C in Aswanese was 6% and was absent in Nubians; all persons were AK_1· Acid phosphatase variants in Aswan city were: P^a 0.0976, P^b 0.8658, P^c 0.0244 and P^r 0.0122; in Nubia: P^a 0.1290, P^b 0.8387, P^c absent and P^r 0.0323; Hp¹ in Aswan city was 0.4300 and in Nubia 0.4000. The adult Nubians are characterized by a rounded head and a broad nose while the Bisharins differ from them in possessing a dolichocephalic head and narrower nose.

The Nubians of Kom Ombo: Serum and Red Cell Protein Types

“…The gene frequencies for the G6PD, AP, and Hp polymorphisms are in agreement with those reported for a Nubian population by A z im , et al [2], In this study, no attempt was made to distinguish the G6PD deficiency pheno type, and types were assigned on the basis of electrophoretic mobility only. The absence or more properly the very low frequency of the APC allele is confirmed in this study, but the APR allele seen in 4 of 62 individuals by A zim et al [2] was not observed in this study.…”

“…The absence or more properly the very low frequency of the APC allele is confirmed in this study, but the APR allele seen in 4 of 62 individuals by A zim et al [2] was not observed in this study. The APC allele has been reported to be present in presumably non-Nubian Egyptians [8] who have a significantly higher A P a gene frequency.…”

“…The APC allele has been reported to be present in presumably non-Nubian Egyptians [8] who have a significantly higher A P a gene frequency. A zim et al [2] report an absence of the 6PGDC and AK2 genes in Nubians of the Fadikyan subdivision. We have observed both these genes in our sample.…”

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency in Kuwait, Syria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan and Lebanon

“…The frequency of G6PD deficiency we report here for Egyptians, Irianians, and Lebanese are in general agreement with previous reports [13, 14, 15, 16](table 4). However, we obtained a frequency of 3.6% for Jordanians.…”

“…This frequency is, however, lower than the previously reported values of 0–2% for Egypt [13, 14], 1.7% for Jordan [17], and 3.09% for Lebanon [23]. An earlier study carried out in Kuwait in 1966 in 118 samples, using the field screening method (the methaemoglobin reduction test), reported a deficiency rate of 18.9% for the entire population [24].…”