Résultats sérologiques de la mission de 1969 à Ammassalik

• Published in: Cahiers du Centre de recherches anthropologiques
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: PERSEE 1971
• Subjects: Ammassalik
• Online Access: http://www.persee.fr/doc/bmsap_1297-7810_1971_sup_8_1_2034; https://doi.org/10.3406/bmsap.1971.2034

Abstract : Sérologie results of the 1969 mission in Ammassalik. The aim of this mission was to study individuals not having been tested before by any previous french or danish expedition (Gessain 1935, Skeller 1950, Tingsgaard 1962). Before the departure of the mission for Ammassalik in 1969 a list of these individuals, never serologica'lly determined, has been established by the C.R.A. blood samples have been obtained from 130 individuals. This sample was only made to complete previous work; it is too small to allow any estimation of gene frequencies or any other form of statistic or genetic analysis. Results are given in the rough — phenotypes counting — especially because the necessity of completing an already very important sample made us collect an heterogeneous group of individuals some of which were relatives and the others were not. Definitely we must not look for another explanation to such facts as the high frequency of phenotype AB in our results. Results. Table I gives results concerning red cells typing. We must add that the 130 individuals were all Rhesus positive, Kell negative, vw negative and i positive no red cells antigènes have been found in the Lewis system. Table II gives results concerning Gm and Inv. systems. The GmB factor corresponds to Gm 25 (described by Blanc et al.) of the international nomenclature. Table III gives results concerning haptoglobins. Hematimetric and cytoche- mical studies have been made on some samples. Hemoglobins have been found all normal. No case of treponematosis has been found (test of Kline and B.W. Kolmer, all negative).