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Blood protein genetic markers in a Northeastern Uruguayan population

Mónica Sans^I; Inés Alvarez^II; Nilo Bentancor^I; Doris Abilleira^I; Milka Bengochea^II; Marta Sosa^II; Roberto Toledo^III; Maria R. Ourives^III; Tania A. Weimer^IV; Maria H.L.P. Franco^IV; Mara H. Hutz^IV; Francisco M. Salzano^IV

^ISección de Antropologia Biológica, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de la República, Magallanes 1577, 11200 Montevideo, Uruguay
^IIBanco de Organos y Tejidos, Hospital de Clinicas Dr. Manuel Quintela, Av. Italia s/n. Montevideo, Uruguay
^IIIHospital Regional de Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay
^IVDepartamento de Genética, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Caixa Postal 15053, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. Send correspondence to F.M.S.

ABSTRACT

A total of 20 blood genetic systems (23 loci) was studied in a sample of 127 individuals from the town of Tacuarembó, Uruguay. Generally the frequencies observed are compatible with a mainly Caucasian population, but the presence of some markers (FY*null, DI*a, G6PD*A, PGM2*2), as well as the frequencies of some alleles (RII*cde, GLO1 *2, HP*1, HLA*A2) suggest the presence of African and Amerindian derived genes. Differences in relation to allele frequencies previously obtained in Montevideo were also noted.

Keywords: blood protein; genetic markers; Northeastern Uruguayan.

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