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LDH variants in India

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17 examples of genetically controlled variation of LDH have been encountered in a survey of 1331 Indian blood samples collected in Calcutta and Madras. 15 of the variants (10 in Calcutta and 5 in Madras) were identical and have been given the trivial name ‘Calcutta-1’. The other 2 examples were found in Madras and have been called ‘Madras-1’. ‘Calcutta-1’ is an A-subunit variant, whilst ‘Madras-1’ is a B-subunit variant. The overall frequency of LDH variants in India (1.28 per cent) is among the highest reported for any population in the world.

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  1. Indian Statistical Institute, 35, Calcutta, India

    S. R. Das, B. N. Mukherjee & S. K. Das

  2. Department of Human Biology, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Canberra, Australia

    R. Ananthakrishnan, N. M. Blake & R. L. Kirk

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Das, S.R., Mukherjee, B.N., Das, S.K. et al. LDH variants in India. Humangenetik 9, 107–109 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00696021

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