Genetic Blood Markers And Anthropometry Of Populations In Aswan Governorate, Egypt

Populations of Aswan governorate in Egypt have been studied with respect to blood, serum and enzyme groups as well as some other anthropological characters. One hemoglobin variant (Hb Khartoum) was detected in the Nubians. The ABO gene frequencies were: r = 0.66, p = 0.18 and q = 0.14 in Aswanese; r = 0.67, p = 0.22 and q = 0.10 in Nubians; RhD factor was positive in all Aswanese and Bisharins and negative in 1.4% of the Nubians; G-6-PD deficiency was 1.4% in Aswan city, 2% in Nubia and absent in Bisharins; GdA was 2% in Aswanese and 4% in Nubians; PGDC in Aswanese was 6% and was absent in Nubians; all persons were AK1· Acid phosphatase variants in Aswan city were: Pa 0.0976, Pb 0.8658, Pc 0.0244 and Pr 0.0122; in Nubia: Pa 0.1290, Pb 0.8387, Pc absent and Pr 0.0323; Hp1 in Aswan city was 0.4300 and in Nubia 0.4000. The adult Nubians are characterized by a rounded head and a broad nose while the Bisharins differ from them in possessing a dolichocephalic head and narrower nose.