WD(A+) RED-BLOOD-CELLS IN 2 SISTERS OF A HEI//OM KHOISAN FAMILY IN NAMIBIA

被引:4
作者
MOORES, P
SMART, E
MARKS, M
BOTHA, MC
机构
[1] NATAL BLOOD TRANSFUS SERV,DURBAN,SOUTH AFRICA
[2] GARUNKUWA HOSP,MEDUNSA,SOUTH AFRICA
关键词
African populations; Blood group genetics; Blood groups; Khoisan population; Low-frequency antigen; Wd[!sup]a[!/sup] factor;
D O I
10.1159/000153941
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Two sisters in a Hei//om family of the southern African Khoisan race in Namibia were found to have Wd(a+) red blood cells. Wda is a low-frequency antigen identified so far only in a European family in Canada and a family in Holland. The Wda gene may have had an independent origin in the Khoisan. Alternatively, the Hei//om population may have acquired it through miscegenation.
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页码:257 / 261
页数:5
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