title: Gene frequencies of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (SAHH) in a Japanese population.
abstract: Genetic polymorphism of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (SAHH) was investigated in a total of 214 red blood cell samples from unrelated Japanese using the starch gel electrophoresis and the enzyme-specific staining procedures. Three common phenotypes were observed which corresponded to SAHH 1, SAHH 2-1, and SAHH 2, controlled by two alleles, SAHH*1 and SAHH*2. The estimated gene frequencies of SAHH*1 and SAHH*2 in Japanese were 0.953 and 0.047, respectively. This result was not different from European samples reported by Bissbort et al. (1983).
mesh_terms: D043383:Adenosylhomocysteinase; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D007564:Japan; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D006867:Hydrolases; D043383:Adenosylhomocysteinase