Gm and Inv Allotypes in a Gypsy Sample

Abstract
Serum samples from 226 Gypsies were tested for Gm(1,2,4,5,8,10,11,14,17, 21,23,25) and for Inv(1,2). The Gm phenotypes found are very numerous and the more frequent among this population are: Gm(4,5,8,10,11,14,23,25); Gm(1,4,5,8,10,11,14,23, 25), Gm(1,4,5,8,10,11,14,17,21,23,25), Gm(1,4,5,8,10,11,14,17,23,25) and Gm(1,2,4, 5,8,10,11,14,17,21,23,25). All the phenotypes except three can be explained by nine haplotypes: Gm4,5,8,10,11,14, 23,25, Gm4,5,8,10,11,14,23,25, Gm4,5,8,10,11,14,25, Gm1,17, 21, Gm1,10,11,17,25, Gm1,2,17,21, Gm1,8,17,21, Gm1,8,17,21,23 and Gm1,5,10,11,14,17. Thehaplotypes Gm1,7,21, Gm1,2,17,21, Gm4,5,8,10,11,14,25 (with or without Gm[23]) are all three common among Caucasoids, Gm1,10,11,17,25, Gm1,4,5,10,11,14,23,25 (common among Mongoloids) and Gw1,5,10,11,14,17 (common to Negroids). For the Inv system, this population possesses a very low frequency of Inv(1) and Inv(2).