Broad terms such as Black, African, or Black African are entrenched in scientific writings although there is considerable diversity within African descent populations and such terms may be both offens...
The HLA-Dw specificities of a group of 177 unrelated randomly selected healthy individuals consisting of 67 South African Negroes (Xhosa), 57 Cape Coloureds, and 53 South African Caucasoids were deter...
The HLA class I and II phenotypes of the three population groups in the Cape Province of South Africa were determined. The HLA-A,B, and C antigens were tested in 1027 South African Negroes (Xhosa), 37...
Numerous studies have shown recessive major gene inheritance of body mass index (BMI) in white populations; few have examined the inheritance of BMI in the African-American population where obesity is...
1. Height, weight, skinfold thicknesses and mid-arm circumference were measured in 540 males and 117 females aged 20-24 years who took part in the 1st African University Games, held at the University ...