The sample treatment withRivanol-Ferrous ammumium sulfateis a new procedure which we searchedfor in analyzing Tf C subtypes amongnationalities of South China.Thesample subjected to this treatmentand isoelectric focusing gave clearlyvisible bands,reliable typing resul-ts,and good reproducibility.Onecould determine directly Tf C sub-types and their variants without im-munofixation.The pracedure is easyto perform,economically practical,and can be used in the anthropolongy,population genetics analysis,and inthe TF individual identificationand parent-child relation testing inthe forensic science.