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The phenotypic distribution and the gene frequencies of red cell glyoxalase II were examined in a population sample of 404 Japanese using starch gel electrophoresis. The distribution was 402 (99.5%) for HAGH 1, 2 (0.5%) for HAGH 2-1 and zero (0%) for HAGH 2. The gene frequencies ofHAGH 1 andHAGH 2 were estimated to be 0.9975 and 0.0025, respectively. The frequency ofHAGH 2 of Japanese was found to be lower than that previously reported for Micronesians.
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Sugita, H., Takahama, K. Red cell glyoxalase II type in a Japanese population. Jap J Human Genet 28, 201–203 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01876599
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