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. 1975 Mar;27(2):224–232.

Haptoglobin-ABO interaction: a possible explanation for the excess of Hp 1 among offspring of ABO incompatible matings.

L R Vana, A G Steinberg
PMCID: PMC1762744  PMID: 1124766

Abstract

The Hp1 frequency among ABO phenotypes varies in the Hutterite population as follows: O less than A less than B less than AB. Within group O, the Hp1 frequency is significantly lower than the Hp1 frequency among the other groups combined. The Hp1 frequencies among ABO genotypes, known by means of family pedigrees, vary as follows: OO less than AO less than BO less than AB less than AA less than BB. This holds for both main subjects of this isolate, although they have been reproductively isolated since World War I. The higher Hp1 frequency among type A, B, and AB individuals explains the observation of the higher Hp1 frequencies found among H-leut offspring who are incompatible with their mothers (mainly AO offspring of OO mothers) compared to offspring from the same matings who are compatible with their mothers.

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