Genetic polymorphism of human alpha 2 HS-glycoprotein (AHSG) in the resident population of the Basque Country (northern Spain).

The genetic polymorphism of human alpha 2 HS-glycoprotein (AHSG) was studied in a sample of 466 healthy unrelated individuals resident in the Basque Country (Northern Spain) by isoelectric focusing on micro-ultrathin polyacrylamide gels followed by immunoblotting. The allele frequencies obtained were AHSG*1 = 0.7253, AHSG*2 = 0.2683 and AHSG*3 = 0.0064. These allele frequencies were compared with those reported in other European populations.