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Senoi and Aboriginal Malays of Peninsular Malaysia, surveyed for saliva acid phosphatases, amylase and superoxide dismutase, were polymorphic for Sap-A and Sap-B. Senoi were also polymorphic for SOD B. Malays, Chinese and Indians from Malaysia were phenotyped for SOD A and SOD B, using saliva. Though no SOD A variant was detected in any of the three racial groups, Malays and Indians showed rare variants for SOD B.
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Tan, S.G., Teng, Y.S. Saliva acid phosphatases and amylase in senoi and Aboriginal Malays and superoxide dismutase in various racial groups of peninsular Malaysia. Jap J Human Genet 23, 133–138 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02001794
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