title: Ethnicity and blood group polymorphisms in the population of Melbourne, Australia.
abstract: In an investigation of the extent of genetic variation in Melbourne, Australia, blood samples were collected from 3 of the largest ethnic groups comprising the present population; 251 Australian born of Anglo-Irish descent, 270 Greek born and 239 Italian born. Each sample was analysed for 5 red cell antigen systems, ABO, MNS, RH, KEL and FY. The Australian born sample was more similar to the Italians than the Greeks except for KEL R matrix and genetic distance analyses indicated that the Greek immigrants were similar to Greeks in Greece, but that Italian immigrants to Melbourne were not as close to a Southern Italian sample as their origins would suggest.
authors.affiliation: Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006115:Greece / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000208:ethnology; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D014739:Victoria
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens