The distribution of the polymorphic groups of blood serum protein, and red cell enzyme of the Taiwanese

Abstract

Blood samples from the Taiwanese living in Taichung area in Taiwan have been tested for 4 blood group, 4 serum protein, and enzyme group systems. All the serum protein and enzyme group systems reported on here, except ABO, MN, P and Rh blood groups have not been studied previously in Taiwanese. There were no any unusual phenotypes detected in all of these systems investigated. The overall results were discussed in comparison to those for the Japanese and Takasagos. In the blood group systems, the frequencies were similar to those reported in other studies on the Taiwan Chinese and Southern Chinese. With the Hp1, Km1, and PHsA gene frequencies, there were significant differences between the Taiwanese and Takasagos, though no significant differences between the Taiwanese and Japanese. Phenotypically, Gm pattern of the Taiwanese characterized by having a remarkably high frequency of Gm(1,5) is rather similar to that of the Takasagos, whereas it differs markedly from that of the Japanese.