Red cell enzyme markers in the Japanese of the Izena Island.
A genetic study was carried out on phenotype and gene frequencies of the genetic markers in four red cell enzymes, acid phosphatase (ACP1), esterase D (ESD), 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (PGD) and phosphoglucomutase 1 (PGM1) among the Japanese population living on Izena Island of Okinawa Prefecture. The gene frequencies obtained were ACP1*A = 0.284, ACP1*B = 0.716, ESD*1 = 0.436, ESD*2 = 0.564, PGD*A = 0.947, PGD*C = 0.053, PGM1*1- = 0.112, PGM1*1+ = 0.602, PGM1*2- = 0.161, PGM1*2+ = 0.125. The population living on Izena Island is characterized by higher ACP1*A and PGM1*2 gene frequencies than those of Tokyo population.
Ikemoto
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Laboratory of Human Biology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
Tsuchida
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Yamada
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Y
Nozawa
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E
Goto
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K
Kagawa
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Y
D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics*; D007564:Japan; D010641:Phenotype; D010733:Phosphoglucomutase / Q000235:genetics*; D010734:Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics*
D005819:Genetic Markers; D010734:Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase; D006867:Hydrolases; D010733:Phosphoglucomutase