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Serum β2-glycoprotein 1 phenotype frequencies in an English population

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The serum levels of β2-glycoprotein 1 has been estimated on 381 healthy adult subjects of English origin. The frequency of the BgN gene was found to be 0.941 (S.E. 0.09) which is in close agreement with pooled data of Caucasian subjects of 0.937 (Koppe et al., 1970). The sample was shown to be bimodal, and composed of two non-overlapping normally distributed groups. One subject, presumable phenotypically BgD BgD was found in which no β2-glycoprotein 1 could be demonstrated. One significant difference between our population and that reported for other Caucasian populations was a significantly lower mean level of β2-glycoprotein 1 in subjects BgN BgN whereas no significant lowering of mean levels could be detected in the 43 subjects BgD BgD.

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Der Serumspiegel von β2-glycoprotein 1 wurde bei 381 gesunden erwachsenen Engländern bestimmt. Die Frequenz von BgN entspricht mit 0,941 weitgehend den europäischen Durchschnittswerten, die Koppe et al. 1970 mit 0,937 ermittelten. Die Häufigkeitsverteilung war bimodal und aus zwei nicht überlappenden normal verteilten Gruppen zusammengesetzt. In einem Fall wurde bei dem wahrscheinlichen Phänotyp BgD BgD β2-glycoprotein 1 nicht nachgewiesen. Ein signifikanter Unterschied zwischen unserem Material und anderen europäischen Populationen besteht hinsichtlich des niedrigeren Durchschnittswertes für β2-glycoprotein 1 bei BgN BgN-Personen, während bei den 43 Personen mit dem Typ BgD BgN kein signifikant niedrigerer Wert gefunden werden konnte.

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Atkin, J., Rundle, A.T. Serum β2-glycoprotein 1 phenotype frequencies in an English population. Hum Genet 21, 81–84 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00278570

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