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Distribution of haptoglobin, transferrin, and hemoglobin types among Indians of Middle America

In British Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama

Bibliographic Data

ID8313409
AuthorsG Albin Matson (University of Utah), H Eldon Sutton (University of Utah), Jane Swanson (0000-0001-6455-8204), Jane L Swanson (University of Utah), A R Robinson (0000-0002-9946-6470), Arthur Robinson (University of Utah)
Year1965
Volume23
Issue2
Pages123-129
Publication date1965-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330230211
PMID5826270
OpenAlexW2154646546
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited9

Blood specimens from putatively pure Maya and Kekchi Indians in British Honduras; Bribri, Boruca, Cabécar and Térraba in Costa Rica; and San Blas Cuna, Chocó and Guaymi in Panama have been tested for haptoglobins, transferrins and hemoglobin types, and the phenotype incidences and frequencies of genes controlling these serum proteins have been reported. Hp 1 gene frequencies resemble generally those previously reported for Indians but the frequency of 0.197 for Hp 1 among the Bribri of Costa Rica is the lowest re‐ported for any aboriginal population in Middle America. The distribution of transferrins varies appreciably among these different popula‐tions, the range being similar to those reported for other Middle Ameican tribes (Mat‐son et al., '63). Nearly all 1,107 hemolysates tested had only type A hemoglobin. Hemoglobin type AS was found in two of 67 Térraba. These two specimens also tested R 2 r and R 0 r respec‐tively for Rh genotypes, suggesting foreign admixture, since both R 0 and r genes are extremely rare or absent in American Indians. Hemoglobin AS was observed also in five (two of whom were brothers) of 153 Guaymi Indians in Panama. One homozy‐gous S type was found also among the Guyami. Two AS were present in 198 Samples of blood from the San Blas Cuna

Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Haptoglobin · Hemoglobin · Middle East · Panama · Population · Transferrin · Demography · Ecology · Endocrinology · Immunology · Indigenous Health and Education · Iron Metabolism and Disorders · Neonatal Health and Biochemistry

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0,1
Citation span1967 - 1983 (17)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 5
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