Hemoglobins, haptoglobins, and transferrins in indigenous populations of Kenya

Hemoglobin, haptoglobin, and transferrin phenotypes were determined by means of starch‐gel electrophoresis for a sample of 226 Kenya hospital patients. Allele frequencies were: Hb β S =0.081; Hp 1 =0.057; Tf D =0.038. Hemoglobin S was the only aberrant hemoglobin found in this sample. Transferrins C and D were the only transferrins found. Hemoglobin and transferrin phenotypes were also determined for a sample of 201 newborn Kenya infants. One of these infants had hemoglobins F, S, and C, eight had hemoglobins A, F, and S, and the remainder had hemoglobins A and F. Transferrins C, B, and D were found in this sample. Allele frequencies were: Tf B =0.008; Tf D =0.019

Allele · Allele frequency · Biology · Gene · Haptoglobin · Hemoglobin · Hemoglobin C · Transferrin · Biochemistry · Genetics · Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders · Immunology · Iron Metabolism and Disorders · Molecular Biology · Neonatal Health and Biochemistry

• Studies of Modern Man

  D F Roberts, J C Bear•Annual Review of Anthropology•1972

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