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Heat resistance, immunological and quantitative changes of neutrophil alkaline phosphatase in trisomy 21 pregnancies
Neutrophil alkaline phosphatase (NAP) was analysed in 25 pregnant women with trisomy 21 foetuses whose chromosomal aberration was recognized by cytogenetic study after amniocentesis. Enzyme investigation was p...
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Cytochemical and biochemical studies on neutrophil alkaline phosphatase in parents of trisomy 21 children
A study of karyotypes and neutrophil alkaline phosphatase (NAP) was carried out for 66 parents (33 couples) of trisomy 21 children and for 60 control parents (30 couples). Enzyme activity was determined simult...
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Gd(-) Muret and Gd(-) Colomiers, two new variants of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase associated with favism
Two males subjects are described with hitherto undescribed glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) variants. The first is of French ancestry, the second of Sicilian extraction. Each subject suffered from acut...
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Characterization of some erythrocyte G6PD variants by isoelectric focusing
The existence of a microheterogeneity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in human erythrocyte lysates has been previously demonstrated using isoelectric focusing (Der Kaloustian et al., 1974; Turner e...
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Population genetic studies of the Aka Pygmies (Central Africa)
Blood samples collected in a single Pygmy tribe, the Aka, living in Bokoka district (Central African Empire) were investigated with respect to the phenotype and gene frequencies of the following 12 enzyme syst...