Abstract
The distribution of GC phenotypes and alleles was determined in six Jewish population groups from Israel. In Jews of eastern Europe, central Europe and North Africa, the allele distribution was similar to that of European non-Jewish populations. GC*2 frequencies were considerably lower in Jews of the Middle East and highest in Jews of the Balkan area (Rumania and Bulgaria). A new rare GC variant allele, hitherto not encountered, was observed in six Jewish individuals of various countries of origin. This variant was classified as GC 1C51.
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Abbreviations
- DBP:
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D binding protein
- DS:
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discriminant analysis
- GC:
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group specific component
- IEF:
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isoelectric focusing
- PAGE:
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polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
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Cleve, H., Nevo, S. & Beiles, A. The Group-Specific Component/Vitamin D Binding Protein (GC/DBP) in Jewish Population Groups. Distribution of common and rare alleles. Description of a new variant GC1C51. Int. J. Anthropol. 4, 269–274 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02444642
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