Distribution of placental alkaline phosphatase gene (PLAP) frequencies in two groups of Muslim populations of Andhra Pradesh.

Abstract

The present paper gives the results of our study on the distribution of phenotypes and gene frequencies of placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) in the Shia and Khoja Muslim groups living in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, South India. All six common PLAP phenotypes and three cases of rare phenotypes have been observed.