title: Distribution of alpha-2-HS-glycoprotein (AHSG) phenotypes in Cabo Verde (west Africa): description of a new allele, AHSG*32.
abstract: The genetic polymorphism of alpha-2-HS-glycoprotein (AHSG) was studied in the population of Cabo Verde (West Africa), using isoelectric focusing in polyacrylamide gels followed by immunofixation-silver stain. AHSG frequencies are reported for the first time in a subsaharan African population. In addition to the common variants, AHSG 1 and AHSG 2, five AHSG variants were observed, including a new variant, tentatively designated AHSG 32. The allele frequencies were, AHSG*1: 0.7289, AHSG*2: 0.2111, AHSG*10: 0.0276, AHSG*3: 0.0162, AHSG*11: 0.0081, AHSG*22: 0.0065, AHSG*32:0.0016.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Antropoloxía, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago, Galicia, Spain.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Caeiro
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Parra
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yuasa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Llano
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western; D000483:Alleles; D044383:Black People / Q000235:genetics; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D060749:alpha-2-HS-Glycoprotein
chemical_list: C556354:AHSG protein, human; D001798:Blood Proteins; D060749:alpha-2-HS-Glycoprotein