Genetic diversity in Tunisia: a study based on the GM polymorphism of human immunoglobulins

Hum Biol. 2004 Aug;76(4):559-67. doi: 10.1353/hub.2004.0054.

Abstract

The GM polymorphism of human immunoglobulins is analyzed in three Berber populations of southern Tunisia and compared to other GM data. Genetic diversity among Tunisian populations is higher than that among Europeans but does not exhibit any significant geographic or linguistic structure. This result suggests a complex pattern of genetic differentiation.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Africa South of the Sahara
  • Alleles*
  • Black People / ethnology
  • Black People / genetics*
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genes, Immunoglobulin*
  • Genetic Variation*
  • Haplotypes*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin Gm Allotypes*
  • Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains*
  • Linguistics
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length*
  • Tunisia

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin Gm Allotypes
  • Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains