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Allele frequencies of the phosphoglucomutase-1 (PGM1), in the Albanian ethnic minority of province of Cosenza (Calabria-Southern Italy) were compared with the corresponding data from neighbouring non-Albanian sample groups. The isoelectrofocusing evaluation in the two populations revealed the presence of a new variant PGM1*W31 in Albanian sample group. Furthermore, a significant heterogeneity was observed between Albanian allele frequencies and those of the surrounding groups.
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Tagarelli, A., Bagalà, A. & Brancati, C. Phosphoglucomutase-1 subtypes in the Albanian ethnic minority of the province of Cosenza (Calabria-Southern Italy): Presence of a new variant. Int. J. Anthropol. 10, 143–147 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02444605
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