Characteristics of the Gd- alleles discovered in a population check of pupils in the city of Kostroma

Krasnopol'skaia, K.D.; Bialik, M.A.

Genetika 20(7): 1219-1223

1984


ISSN/ISBN: 0016-6758
PMID: 6236130
Document Number: 229539
The population study of distribution of G-6-PD alleles among normal Russian school-children of Kostroma town was carried out. In total, 952 children were examined, 429 girls and 523 boys (from 7 to 18 years old). The frequency of Gd- alleles is 0.36%. Two Gd- alleles discovered in this study belong to the III class. One of them was characterized according to the WHO programme. This allele designated "Kostroma" has not been described earlier.

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