Serum Albumin Variation in Indian Populations

Slow-Moving Serum Albumin Variant in a South Indian Tribal Population

“…Neglecting the albumin var iant in Indians from Natal. South Africa [.McDermid, 1971], one can ascertain that up to now a total of nine slow-moving ser um albumin variants have been found in In dian populations (table I), five in Hindus from various places of North India, and four in the Lambadi tribe from South India.…”

“…From the studies of Atal et al [1970], Blake et al (1971 ] and McDermid [1971], it is known that slow-moving serum albumin variants are also present in Indian popula tions. Weitkamp et al [1973] could demon strate that they are most likely identical with the so-called "Afghanistan variant', reported by Weitkamp and Buck [1972], Analysing the serum samples from three South Indian tribal populations [Walter et al, in prepa ration] -Lambadis, Koyas, and Konda Kammaras -for several serum protein poly morphisms, we found 4 cases of a most like ly new albumin variant.…”