Summary
Sera of 1,000 blood donors were tested for various combinations of salivary and pancreatic amylase isoenzymes and the frequency of their occurrence was determined in the series mentioned. Five combinations of isoamylases were found. A combination of 1 salivary and 1 pancreatic amylase was found most frequently (89.5%), the frequency of the other four combinations was relatively low (0.2–5.1%).
Hereditary character of amylase isoenzymes was confirmed in a series of 36 families.
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Vacíková, A., Blochová, L. Isoamylases in blood donors. Hum Genet 8, 162–164 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00295840
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00295840