Genetic heterogeneity and gene diversity in the population of Punjab, Pakistan, based on ABO and Rh(D) blood group frequencies.
AB0 and Rh(D) blood group data from more than 20,000 persons have been assembled from 14 cities in Punjab, Pakistan, and analysed for regional differentiation. The concept of the coefficient of gene differentiation was used to quantify the gene diversity, which has been compared to other such estimates from Europe and Japan.
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Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Rasmuson
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D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System