Yokoyama S
Genetics. 1983 Jan;103(1):143-8. doi: 10.1093/genetics/103.1.143.
Extremely high incidences of single and double deletions of alpha-globin genes are known among Asian populations. To study possible mechanisms for the maintenance of such deletions, mathematical analyses have been conducted. It has been shown that a stable polymorphism can be achieved easily through heterozygote advantage using deterministic models. The results strongly suggest that high incidences of single and double deletion of alpha-globin genes among Asian populations are maintained by some type of heterozygote advantage.
在亚洲人群中,已知α-珠蛋白基因单缺失和双缺失的发生率极高。为了研究维持此类缺失的可能机制,已进行了数学分析。结果表明,使用确定性模型,通过杂合子优势可轻松实现稳定的多态性。这些结果有力地表明,亚洲人群中α-珠蛋白基因单缺失和双缺失的高发生率是由某种类型的杂合子优势维持的。