title: A study of some genetic characteristics of the population of the Sudan.
abstract: 300 random blood samples collected from residents of Khartoum, Sudan, were analysed for 5 blood group systems, 4 serum proteins, 9 red cell enzymes, abnormal haemoglobins and beta-thalassaemia. The results suggest varying degrees of admixture of the local tribes by migration from the surrounding regions. Two samples showed a probable new variant of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (? GdB Khartoum) with normal red cell activity. In spite of the presence of a high degree of consanguinity in the population, there was no significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in any of the polymorphic systems.
mesh_terms: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D003241:Consanguinity; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D013397:Sudan
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D001798:Blood Proteins; D006454:Hemoglobins