Occurrence of a Rare Variant of Superoxide Dismutase in Brazil

During a paternity test performed in Porto Alegre, Brazil, a rare variant of Superoxide dismutase, probably SOD A², was found in a Caucasian child and the putative father. Studies of 1,700 unrelated white individuals from the same and nearby cities had never disclosed such a variant, which was also...

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Published in:Human heredity 1987-01, Vol.37 (1), p.26-29, Article 26
Main Authors: Weimer, Tania A., Rieger, Tania T., Salzano, F.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology. Demography
Biological and medical sciences
Brazil
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gene Frequency
Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution
Human
Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology
Humans
Medical sciences
Original Paper
Original Papers
Polymorphism, Genetic
Population genetics, reproduction patterns
Superoxide Dismutase - genetics
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Summary:During a paternity test performed in Porto Alegre, Brazil, a rare variant of Superoxide dismutase, probably SOD A², was found in a Caucasian child and the putative father. Studies of 1,700 unrelated white individuals from the same and nearby cities had never disclosed such a variant, which was also absent in 2,480 persons of other ethnic groups living in different regions of Brazil. The presence of this rare phenotype in the child and putative father led to the assignment of a very high probability of paternity to the latter.
ISSN:0001-5652
1423-0062
DOI:10.1159/000153673