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The distribution of red cell enzyme phosphoglucose isomerase was studied by starch gel electrophoresis in 27 different endogamous groups of India. Forty one electrophoretic variants belonging to four out of the nine known heterozygote types and one rare homozygous variant (PGI-3) were found. Comparison of the results with in India and certain other populations showed that PGI is certainly another useful genetic parameter for the study of population diversity in Asia.
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Papiha, S.S., Chahal, S.M.S. Population genetic study of red cell enzyme phosphoglucose isomerase in India. Jap J Human Genet 29, 147–156 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01873536
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