S—s—U— phenotype in the coloured population of Cape Town: Problems encountered in paternity tests

Two Cape Coloured persons of mixed White, Khoikhoi, Malay, Black parentage in Cape Town whose red cells were found to be S—s—U— establish that the rare S u allele is present in this population group. The most likely source of the S u allele in them is the non-indigenous Black slaves who were brought...

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Published inForensic science international Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 207 - 214
Main Authors Moores, Phyllis, Marks, Melanie, Botha, M.C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.05.1980
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Continental Population Groups
Female
Humans
Male
MNSs Blood-Group System - genetics
Paternity
Pedigree
Phenotype
South Africa
South Africa
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Summary:Two Cape Coloured persons of mixed White, Khoikhoi, Malay, Black parentage in Cape Town whose red cells were found to be S—s—U— establish that the rare S u allele is present in this population group. The most likely source of the S u allele in them is the non-indigenous Black slaves who were brought to the Cape in the early years of White settlement there. In two paternity suits involving Cape Coloured persons, maternal and paternal exclusions were present unless the inheritance of an MS u or an NS u chromosome was postulated, and MS, NS and Ns chromosomes were seen to accompany He+ alleles in them.
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ISSN:0379-0738
1872-6283
DOI:10.1016/0379-0738(80)90136-X