A K Kalla

Biographic Data

ID168312
NAMEA K Kalla
GIVEN NAMESA K
FAMILY NAMEKalla
SIGNATUREKALLA A K
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Delhi
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS31
TOTAL CITATIONS4
AUTHOR COUNT31
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1969
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
H-INDEX1

  • MTHFR C677T polymorphisms among the Ahirs and Jats of Haryana (India)

    Open AccessKallur N Saraswathy, Rupak Mukhopadhyay et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2008

    Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is a vital enzyme catalyzing the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) linked reduction of 5,10‐methylenetetrahydrofolate to 5‐methylenetetrahydrofolate, which serves as cofactor in methylation of homocysteine to methionine. Three clinically important mutations of the MTHFR gene namely C677T , A1298C , and T1317C are reported to be associated with various pathological conditions. The prese…

  • Kinship System, Fertility and Son Preference among the Muslims: A Review

    Open AccessRosina Nasir, A K KallaARTICLEThe Anthropologist2006

    This review illustrates that differences in kinship system between north (by an large patrilineal) and south (by an large matrilineal) of India is an important factor to bring about regional disparities in sex preference of children by the Hindu parents but not by the Muslim parents in whom Kinship system is traditionally unique as it shares similarity with Dravidian system in marriage pattern and inheritance from paternal side and similarity in …

  • Contraceptive Prevalence in an Isolated Population of Bay of Bengal

    Open AccessNitin Maurya, M P Sachdeva et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2005References: 1

    The growth of a population is dependent on many factors that limit and determine its growth. Load on land and natural resources along with artificial measures have a limiting effect on the growth. This paper discuses the family planning practices of the Nicobarese, an isolated but flourishing population of a small island in the Bay of Bengal

  • Estimates of Fertility and Mortality Differentials Among the Lotha Nagas of Nagaland

    Open AccessBenrithung Murry, M P Sachdeva et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2005

    Data were collected from 546 ever married Lothas, a scheduled tribe population of Wokha district of Nagaland, with a view to understand their reproductive performance and the factors affecting fertility. The CBR, GFR, TFR and GRR of the Lothas are found to be 28.35, 192.05, 7.15 and 3.88, respectively. Variables such as education, use of BCM and age at menarche are not found to have contributed significantly to fertility. Socio-cultural factors s…

  • Short ReportGenetic variation at three VNTR loci (D1S80, Apob and D17S5) in two tribal populations of Andhra Pradesh, India

    Open AccessM P Sachdeva, Sarabjit Mastana et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2004

    This study reports the genetic variation at three variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) loci (APOB, D17S5 and D1S80) in two tribes (Thoti and Kolam) of Andhra Pradesh, India. Kolams constitute 1% of the total scheduled tribal population of Andhra Pradesh, while Thoti is a numerically small tribe. All three genetic loci were genotyped using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique and were polymorphic in both populations. At the D1S80 locus…

  • Incidence of Colour Blindness Among the Nicobarese of Car Nicobar

    Open AccessNitin Maurya, M P Sachdeva et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2004

    The study deals with the incidence of colour blindness in the Nicobarese population of the remote island of Car Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal. The sample comprises of 501 individuals (248 males and 253 females) of which 8 were found to be colour blind (7 males and 1 female)

  • PTC Taste Sensitivity and Colour Blindness Among the Lotha Naga of Nagaland

    Open AccessBenrithung Murry, M P Sachdeva et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2003

    Data on PTC taste sensitivity and colour blindness were collected from the Lotha Naga of Nagaland. Data were collected on 280 individuals of both the sexes. The allele frequency for taster ‘T’ is 0.5181. Not a single colour-blind individual was found among Lotha males and females

  • Incidence of NESTROFT - Positives and Haemoglobin S Among the Lotha Nagas of Nagaland

    Open AccessBenrithung Murry, M P Sachdeva et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2003

    Naked eye single tube osmotic fragility test (NESTROFT) was performed on the blood samples of 315 randomly selected Lotha individuals. 280 individuals were also tested for the presence of sickle cell haemoglobin. 12.70 percent NESTROFT-positive and 3.81 percent doubtful cases were detected. Not a single case of HbS was found

  • Somatometric Variations Among the Lotha Naga of Wokha District, Nagaland

    Open AccessBenrithung Murry, M P Sachdeva et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2002

    Data on Somatometric variations on head and face, on body and on subcutaneous fat content were collected among the Lotha Nagas of Nagaland. In all thSese variables the Lotha males showed higher mean values except for the measurement on the subcutaneous fat content where the females were found to have much higher mean values. The Lothas are found to be medium – statured people with brachycephalic head, euryprosopic face and mesorrhine nose

  • Incidence of Nestroft-positive Among the Kolams of District Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh

    Open AccessKallur N Saraswathy, A M Elizabeth et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2001

    Kolam is a primitive tribal population inhabiting Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh and practicing a high degree of consanguinity. Sickle cell anemia is not the only haemoglobinopathy found among the Indian tribes. Other Hb variants like HbE, HbC, HbD and the structural defects in the synthesis of haemoglobin in the form of alpha- and beta –thalassaemias may also be present. For the extensive screening of the population for abnormal haemoglobin…

  • Decadal Distribution of Inbreeding among Thoti – A Small Primitive Mendelian Population

    Open AccessA M Elizabeth, Kallur N Saraswathy et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2001

    The Thoti is a small primitive tribal population practicing high percentage (77.64%) of consanguineous marriage. The decadal analysis also show the high percentage of consanguinity prevalent in this population during the past four decades. The coefficient of inbreeding for autosomal and sex-linked gene was found to be 0.0356 and 0.0340, respectively. When comp ared with other tribal population of Andhra Pradesh, higher percentage of consanguinity…

  • Incidence of Sickle Cell Haemoglobin among the Thotis of District Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh

    Open AccessA M Elizabeth, Kallur N Saraswathy et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2001

    The study deals with the incidence of sickle cell anemia among the Thotis, a primitive tribe of Andhra Pradesh. The sample comprises of 397 individuals (188 males and 209 females). Among the 12.84 percent individuals who had sickle cell diseases, 9.32 percent were heterozygous (AS) for sickle cell trait while 2.52 percent were homozygous (SS). Genes A and S have the frequ encies of 0.92 and 0.08, respectively. Generation-wise comparison of the di…

  • Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of Birth Control Measures among the Mao Nagas of Senapati District, Manipur

    Open AccessLorho Mary Maheo, A K KallaARTICLEThe Anthropologist2001Cited by: 1

    It is presently attempted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice status of birth control measures among the Mao Nagas of Manipur. Different modern birth control measures though widely propagated yet few persons adopted them. Indigenous birth control methods are not prevalent. There are various factors which influence the acceptance of birth control methods. Educational status of the mother and the economic status are presently found to si…

  • Glucose 6-phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency among the Kolams of Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh

    Open AccessKallur N Saraswathy, A M Elizabeth et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2001

    Kolam is a primitive tribal population inhabiting Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh and practicing a high degree of consa nguinity. Data are presented here on the incidence of G6PD deficiency, generational variation and the effect of consanguinity on its distribution among them. The Sample consisted of 454 individuals out of which 226 were males and 228 were females. Overall frequency of Gd- allele was 0.1151 in males and .0373 among the female…

  • Fertility and the Influencing Factors among the Kolams

    Open AccessKallur N Saraswathy, A M Elizabeth et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2001

    An attempt has been made to determine the extent of contribution of various biological and socio-economic factors respectively, when taken together in explaining the fertility variance among the Kolams. The dependent variable is the number of live-born children and the independent variables in the present study are. Presentage of the mother, Age at menarche, Age at first conception, Type of marriage, Experience of infant death in any or both of t…

  • Distribution of ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups among Lotha-Nagas of Nagaland

    Open AccessBenrithung Murry, M P Sachdeva et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2001

    The ABO and Rh Blood groups have been studied in 450 individuals of Lotha-Nagas, a heterogeneous population of Nagaland. Samples consisted of both sexes. The allele frequencies for ABO are: ABO * A = 0.201 6; ABO * B = 0.1161 and ABO * O = 0.6823. In case of Rhesus (D), the allele frequencies are: D= 0.8451 and d = 0.1549

  • Incidence of Sickle Cell Haemoglobin among the Kolams of District Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh

    Open AccessKallur N Saraswathy, Kallur Nava Saraswathy et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2001

    The study deals with the incidence of sickle cell anemia among the Thotis, a primitive tribe of Andhra Pradesh. The sample comprises of 397 individuals (188 males and 209 females). Among the 12.84

  • Environmental Factors Increasing the Risk for Neural Tube Defects in the Population of Delhi (India)

    Open AccessA K Kalla, Rumi Deb et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Ecology2001

    Maternal factors possibly influencing incidence of neural tube defects (NTD) were studied in 85 mothers from Delhi who had given birth to a NTD child in comparison with 85 mothers matched for age group and caste who had no NTD children. Mothers of NTD children had been affected significantly more often with diseases - especially infections with fever - during pregnancy. They were married slightly (not significantly) more often to a close relative…

  • Demographic Profile of Thoti - A Primitive Tribal Population of Andhra Pradesh

    Open AccessA M Elizabeth, M N Saraswathy et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist2000Cited by: 1

    The Thoti is a primitive tribal population fou nd in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh practicing a high degree of consangu ineous marriages. In the present paper an attempt has been made to give a dem ographic profile of the Thoti pertaining to age at menarche, age at marriage, age at first live birth, menopa use and outcome of pregnancy. For this, data were collected from a total of 246 ever married Thoti women. Furthermore, average fertility…

  • A Study of Fertility among the Mao Nagas of Senapati District, Manipur

    Open AccessLorho Mary Maheo, A K KallaARTICLEThe Anthropologist2000

    The present investigation aims at finding out the fertility status and also the various socio-demographic characteristics influencing fertility among the MaoNagatribe of Manipur. The mean age at men arche and menopause is found to be respectively higher than that of most of the so far reported regional tribal groups. However, mean age at ma rri age of both men and women is found to be quite similar to that of the other communities of the region. …

  • Kashmiri Pandits in Retrospect and their Socio-Biological Diversity

    Open AccessA K KallaARTICLEJournal of Human Ecology2000Cited by: 1

    The history of kashmiri Pandits in India has always been very complex because of their constant interaction with the migrating people from across the northern border of India and also because of political turmoil in the Kashmir valley for the past 250 years. Incidentally, these processes have lead them to undergo a substantial social, demographic and genetic ttranformation, present paper is an attempt in this direction to highlight the social, de…

  • A Study of Genetic Diversity Among Punjabi Khatris and Aroras of Delhi and Shimla

    Open AccessRobin Saluja, M P Sachdeva et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist1999

    The present investigation aims at finding out the genetic diversity as evaluated on the basis of family data on ABO, Rh0 (D), Hp and GLO 1 genetic parameters among the two Punjabi (Khatri and Arora) population groups of Delhi and Shimla hills. With respect to ABO phenotypes the difference between parents and offsprings is not found to be statistically significant both for the population of Delhi and that of Shimla though, as a group, both the par…

  • Mortality among the Syrian Christians

    Open AccessSophia George, A K KallaARTICLEThe Anthropologist1999

    It is presently attempted to understand the causalities of mortality among the Syrian Christians of Kerala at the various phases of life namely, pre-natal and post-natal. Pre-natal mortality was found to be of the order of 4.76 percent. Infant mortality has become an infrequent event in this population and thus, indicating that this population’s health stands at a high level

  • Demographic Profile of Bhattara, Tribal Population of Nowrangpur District Orissa

    Open AccessMeerambika Mahapatro, M P Sachdeva et al.ARTICLEThe Anthropologist1999Cited by: 1References: 1

    The paper analyses the impact of different characteristics, viz. education, occupation, income, etc. in deciding the structure of the population of Bhattara and attempts to provide an appropriate micro level perspective for the population planners

  • Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Among Thoti of Andhra Pradesh

    Open AccessA M Elizabeth, Kallur N Saraswathy et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Ecology1999

    "Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Among Thoti of Andhra Pradesh." Journal of Human Ecology, 10(4), pp. 325–326