A PvuII restriction fragment length polymorphism of the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase gene is an African-specific marker
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Human Genetics
- Vol. 84 (5), 471-472
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00195822
Abstract
The site of a PvuII restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the human glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) gene has been located in intron V, 60 bp upstream of G6PD exon VI. A population survey shows this RFLP to be specific for African populations, with frequencies of the rarer allele (PvuII type 2 site present) of 0.32–0.40 in Kenyans, Nigerians, Zambians, and West Indians. This allele has not been found in the European, Asian and Middle Eastern populations studied. Such population-specific markers may be useful in the study of population affinities and may provide insight into prehistoric migrations of peoples.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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