title: The world distribution of the electrophoretic variants of the red cell enzyme esterase D.
abstract: The phenotypic variation in the esterase D phenotypes among 2,405 individuals in 14 samples from populations in Europe, Africa and Asia are reported. There exists a marked difference in esterase D allele frequencies in different continental regions. Comparison of the world population data so far available show that esterase D is another useful genetic parameter for the study of population diversity.
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000569:Americas; D001208:Asia; D004586:Electrophoresis; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D004950:Esterases / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D005060:Europe; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype
chemical_list: D004950:Esterases