title: Duffy (white) genes in a black Baltimore population.
abstract: Testing of 722 black hospital patients in Baltimore for the Duffy antigens found in whites demonstrated that 36.28 percent of the patients possessed these blood proteins. This group is the largest cluster of black individuals so examined in the United States. The results may provide a genetic benchmark for the Baltimore black population and offer a comparison with blacks in other areas.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004375:Duffy Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland; D008875:Middle Aged; D001741:Black or African American
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D004375:Duffy Blood-Group System