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Electrophoretic Pattern of Hyperproteinemic Sera in a Population Group of Rural Panama^*

A high prevalence of hyperproteinemias has been found among the inhabitants of La Arena in Panama in a random sample of 98 individuals. The values for the first, second and third quartiles were 7.24, 7.52 and 7.90 g of total protein per 100 ml of serum, with a range of 6.45 to 8.72. For electrophoretic studies, three subsamples of 9 subjects each were selected, with total serum protein values as follows: Group I, below the median; Group II, between the median and second quartile; and Group III, above the third quartile. Each of the electrophoretic fractions determined (albumin plus alpha₁ globulin, alpha₂, beta and gamma globulin) was proportionately responsible for the total serum protein elevation.

^* Supported by funds from the Nutrition Foundation, Inc., New York, N. Y. INCAP Publication I-135.