title: Cerumen in American Indians: genetic implications of sticky and dry types.
abstract: Occurrence of sticky and dry cerumen was determined in 483 Indians from various tribes of the United States. The elevated frequencies of the allele for dry cerumen, found in Indians of pure ancestry, support the theory of the mongoloid origin of the American Indian. Potential application of cerumen quality as a marker for genetic and anthropological studies is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000885:Anthropology, Physical; D002571:Cerumen; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D014481:United States