[Esterase D polymorphism: phenotype- and gene frequencies in Northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) (author's transl)]

Esterase D phenotypes were determined in a population sample of Northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) by starch gel electrophoresis. The gene frequencies in 1088 unrelated individuals were calculated with 0,902574 (+/- 0,006357) for EsD1 and 0,097426 (+/- 0,06357) for EsD2; rare phenotypes were not observed. Family investigations support the assumed modus of autosomal codominant inheritance.