title: Quantitative evidence of a silent gene Po of human red cell acid phosphatase in south Polish population.
abstract: The distribution of red cell acid phosphatase types in 3244 unrelated Polish adults is reported. Gene frequencies Pa = 0.3594, Pb = 0.5643 and Pc = 0.0763 were obtained. In a forensic case of disputed paternity an apparent mother/child incompatibility respect to red cell acid phosphatase was found, the mother appearing as type B and the child as type A. Determination of acid phosphatase activity suggested the presence of a silent gene Po. The phosphatase levels were about half the values expected as determined in 237 adults representing the different phenotypes.
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010334:Paternity; D010375:Pedigree; D010641:Phenotype; D011044:Poland; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D000135:Acid Phosphatase