Phosphoglucomutase: evidence for a new locus expressed in human milk

Science. 1982 May 7;216(4546):639-40. doi: 10.1126/science.6461922.

Abstract

Electrophoretic study of phosphoglucomutase (PGM) in human milk revealed different patterns that can be explained by the existence of a locus distinct from the common PGM1, PGM2, and PGM3. One hundred and forty samples were tested and the results showed four different alleles of PGM4 whose frequencies were under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Erythrocytes / enzymology
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Humans
  • Isoenzymes / genetics
  • Milk, Human / enzymology*
  • Phenotype
  • Phosphoglucomutase / genetics*

Substances

  • Isoenzymes
  • Phosphoglucomutase