Showing papers by "Kailash C. Malhotra published in 1988"
TL;DR: It is speculated that Hb beta E in the Tibeto-Burman populations of Assam arose by an independent mutation which contributed to the high frequencies of HbBetaE in the Northeast Indian populations.
Abstract: Previous studies have reported a high incidence of hemoglobin E (HbE) in Northeast Indian populations. In the present study 10 endogamous populations of Assam belonging to two racial groups, Caucasoid and Mongoloid, were examined. The frequency of HbE gene (Hb βE) in the Caucasoid caste populations is around 0.1, whereas the gene is highly prevalent in the Mongoloid populations, frequencies ranging between 0.2 and 0.6. Predominance of Hb βE in the Tibeto-Burman speakers is contrary to observations made in Southeast Asia, where an association between Austro-Asiatic speakers and high prevalence of HbE exist. The highest occurrence of the gene in this area, which is on the far end of the proposed centre of distribution in Northern Kampuchea and Northeast Thailand, is also a deviation from the expected pattern of gene distribution. It is speculated that Hb βE in the Tibeto-Burman populations of Assam arose by an independent mutation which contributed to the high frequencies of Hb βE in the Northeast Indian populations.
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TL;DR: Variation in quantitative dermatoglyphics among three endogamous groups of marine fishermen of Puri Coast, India, is greater for the palmar variables than for the fingers.
Abstract: Variation in quantitative dermatoglyphics among three endogamous groups of marine fishermen of Puri Coast, India, is greater for the palmar variables than for the fingers. This is the case in both the sexes. The pattern of population affinities, however, differs for the males and females. In order to evaluate the importance of palmar variables in population studies, the results in males are compared with those of finger variables and anthropometrics. There is no significant heterogeneity between the groups for finger variables. Although significant intergroup variability is observed in the palmar and anthropometric traits, the two sets of results are not in the same direction. Palmar dermatoglyphic relationships reflect the caste affiliations, while the anthropometric are in line with geographic proximity.
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TL;DR: The genetic pattern of the Siddis is much more similar to that of Ethiopians than to Havig Brahmins or Muslims, and one can assume that this is due to the genetic isolation ofThe Siddis, though some gene flow from Indian side cannot be ruled out completely.
Abstract: 18 polymorphic systems of the blood ? A1A2BO, MNSs, Rhesus (C,c,D,E,e), Duffy, Diego; Haptoglobin (Hp), Ceruloplasmin (Cp), Transferrin subtypes (Tf), Gc subtypes (Gc), Gm (1,2,5), Km (1); red cell acid phosphatase (aP), phosphoglucomutase subtypes (PGMi), adenylate ki nase (AK), adenosine deaminase (ADA), esterase D (EsD), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and hae moglobin variants were typed on 237 Siddis from Karnataka (South India), a Negroid population of African descent, which came to India at various periods, starting as early as 1100 AD They were mainly imported as slaves The typing results were compared with that of two other population groups of Karnataka: Havig Brahmins (n = 140) and Muslims (n = 27) as well as with pooled samples of Ethiopia It is seen that the genetic pattern of the Siddis is much more similar to that of Ethiopians than to Havig Brahmins or Muslims One can assume that this is due to the genetic isolation of the Siddis, though some gene flow from Indian side cannot be ruled out completely
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