Red cell antigen, plasma protein and red cell enzyme polymorphisms in the island of Tasmania.
Blood specimens from 651 blood donors registered with the Hobart division of the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service of Tasmania were examined for six red cell antigen systems, as well as two plasma protein and three red cell enzyme polymorphisms. The most distinctive feature is the relatively high frequency of the Rh haplotype cde. Subdivision of the sample, permitted via questionnaire data, indicated that donors born overseas exhibited the greatest differences from those born in Tasmania, but none were significant at the 5% level. Overall gene frequencies in Tasmanian donors, except for the Rh system, were very similar to those reported for Melbourne donors, and clearly reflect the known predominance of British and Irish immigrants throughout the period of white settlement on the island.
D001315:Australia; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D001798:Blood Proteins