A population genetic survey of the haptoglobin polymorphism in Melanesians by DNA analysis.

We have determined the haptoglobin (Hp) genotypes of 831 Melanesians from Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and New Caledonia by Southern blot analysis of DNA extracted from umbilical cord and peripheral blood samples. There was complete agreement between these genotypes and the protein phenotype in cases...

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Main Authors: Hill, A, Bowden, D, Flint, J, Whitehouse, D, Hopkinson, D, Oppenheimer, S, Serjeantson, S, Clegg, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1986