title: Anthropological survey on north Cameroon peopling: I. GC subtyping (with a brief overview on the GC distribution in sub-Saharan Africa).
abstract: Group-specific component (GC) polymorphism was investigated in 1324 subjects belonging to 12 ethnic groups from North Cameroon including Daba, Fali, Fulbe, Kanuri, Mada, Mafa, Mandara, Mundang, Uldeme, Podokwo, Tali, and Tupuri. The GC*1F frequency ranged from 0.785 among Fulbe to 0.847 among Mundang, that of GC*1S from 0.071 among Mafa to 0.125 among Fulbe and that of GC*2 from 0.035 among Uldeme to 0.092 among Tupuri. The results obtained are discussed in the light of the knowledge about the distribution and the possible selective relevance of GC polymorphism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal and Human Biology (Section of Anthopology), University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sansonetti
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Destro-Bisol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000350:Africa, Central; D000483:Alleles; D002163:Cameroon; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein