title: Variability of the Rh system in a central Pyrenean population (Aran Valley).
abstract: This work describes the results of a survey on the Rhesus system carried out in the autochthonous population of Aran Valley, a small and rather isolated region on the Northern side of the Central Pyrenees. Also, a comparison is made with other geographically and historically related populations in order to discuss the data in terms of the historical origin of this population. The data obtained shows a good agreement between observed and expected values in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The Aranese population also reveals some peculiarities concerning some haplotypes. The comparison with European and non European Mediterranean populations shows a clear genetic distance from Basque populations, and a relative proximity with presumably Celtic ones.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Biologia Animal, Biologia Vegetal i Ecologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Nogues
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Aluja
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malgosa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mas
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System