title: Alpha-1-antitrypsin and transferrin null alleles in the Portuguese population.
abstract: In a Portuguese family, a null allele was found in the Pi system. An apparent 'exclusion' of the mother was found to be due to the presence of null alleles in mother and child. A transferrin (Tf) null allele was found in a case of disputed paternity. The mother and putative father were heterozygous for Tf null alleles and the child was homozygous (TfQ0) and presented hypotransferrinemia.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Legal Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Espinheira
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Geada
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reys
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010334:Paternity; D010375:Pedigree; D010641:Phenotype; D011174:Portugal; D014168:Transferrin / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics*; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin / Q000235:genetics*; D019896:alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
chemical_list: D014168:Transferrin; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin