title: AB0 blood subgroup allele frequencies in the Turkish population.
abstract: We determined the AB0 blood group system with a PCR based technique termed APLP (Amplified Product Length Polymorphism) in the Turkish population. The method includes ten different allele specific primers and permits identification of the major AB0 genotypes and its suballeles (A1-A2-B-0A-02-0G-AG). The suballeles were amplified in a single tube reaction. We have determined AB0 phenotypes in 129 Turkish individuals. No significant deviation from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was observed.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Experimental Medical Research Institute, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fahri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akbas
authors.forename: Müge
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Asim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cenani
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D010641:Phenotype; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System