title: The genetic structure of the Kuwaiti population. I. Distribution of 17 markers with genetic distance analysis.
abstract: Frequency estimates were determined on seventeen blood group, serum protein, and red-cell enzyme markers on random samples of 193 individuals from two Bedouin tribes in addition to the general population in Kuwait. Genetic heterogeneity between the three communities is evident from the significant differences in allelic distribution of the polymorphic markers. Genetic distance measurements were used to compare the results with the oral history of descent of the two tribal communities. Results were in agreement with tribal history.
mesh_terms: D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D004798:Enzymes / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000235:genetics; D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait / Q000208:ethnology; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012923:Social Class
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D004798:Enzymes; D006242:Haptoglobins; D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle