Acid Phosphatases of Human Red Cells: Predicted Phenotype Conforms to a Genetic Hypothesis
L. Lai 1,
Sarah Nevo 1, and
A. G. Steinberg 1
1 Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Analysis of data from 80 families and 369 unrelated individuals confirms the hypothesis that human red cell acid phosphatase phenotypes are determined by three codominant alleles at a single autosomal locus. Further confirmation is afforded by the finding of the predicted sixth phenotype.