Interaction between haptoglobin subtypes and AB0 blood groups in a Bengalee population

Anthropol Anz. 2005 Sep;63(3):335-40.

Abstract

Blood samples from 621 individuals of a Caste Hindu Population from West Bengal (India) were investigated in an attempt to find out an association between the AB0 blood groups and Haptoglobin (HP) subtypes. AB0 blood grouping was done on the basis of the agglutination test with standard anti-sera. Haptoglobin subtyping only for the HP*1 allele was done by Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (PAGE). A significant association was found with a significantly lower HP*1S allele frequency in blood group 0 versus other AB0 blood groups. A comparatively higher allele frequency of HP*1S was found in this population sample. An inverse relationship between HP*1S and HP*2 has been revealed in each blood group. It appears that the major portion of HP*1 alleles in the A, B, and AB blood groups belongs to the HP*1S allele compared to that of the 0 blood group.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • ABO Blood-Group System / classification*
  • ABO Blood-Group System / genetics*
  • Adult
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency / genetics
  • Haptoglobins / genetics*
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Phenotype
  • Quantitative Trait Loci / genetics*
  • Statistics as Topic

Substances

  • ABO Blood-Group System
  • HP protein, human
  • Haptoglobins