Alpha-1-antitrypsin and transferrin null alleles in the Portuguese population |
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| Authors: | R Espinheira H Geada J Mendon?a L Reys |
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| Institution: | Institute of Legal Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal. |
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| Abstract: | In a Portuguese family, a null allele was found in the Pi system. An apparent 'exclusion' of the mother was found to be due to the presence of null alleles in mother and child. A transferrin (Tf) null allele was found in a case of disputed paternity. The mother and putative father were heterozygous for Tf null alleles and the child was homozygous (TfQ0) and presented hypotransferrinemia. |
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