title: Polymorphism of salivary esterase and alpha-amylase in the Greek population.
abstract: The genetic polymorphism of two salivary enzymes (esterase and alpha-amylase) was studied in individuals from eight districts of Greece. The pooled gene frequencies were: SetS = 0.63, SetF = 0.37, AMY1 = 0.87, AMY2 = 0.10, AMY3 = 0.02, and AMY4 = 0.01. There was no intrapopulation heterogeneity, while there was a significant difference between the Greeks and the few other European populations studied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petalopoulos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fousteri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kouvatsi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Triantaphyllidis
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000681:Amylases / Q000235:genetics*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004950:Esterases / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides; D004950:Esterases; D000681:Amylases