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[Distribution of the Rh factors in the German population, and its value for determination of paternity by exclusion].

I. The results are reported of Rh—Antigens examinations on 61 families with together 154 children and on 423 mother—child relations. No deviations from the theory of inheritance concerning the Rh-Caracteristics could be noticed. II. The results obtained by examination of 2472 persons concerning the distribution of the Rh-types C, c, D and E in the German population makes it possible to obtain safe conclusions concerning the Rh-type representative for us and its use to the forensic paternity exclusion by calculating the application of the type (acc. to Hirszfeld). There is a far-reaching correspondence between our observations and Anglo-American (Wiener and Race), and Norvegian reports (Hartmann and his staff), about the distribution of the types. III. A survey of paternity exclusions as observed from our material substantiates the theoretic conclusions and shows also in practice the importance of the RH-Antigens of certain characters (C, c, D and E) for the forensic medicine.