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Genetic Marker of the γA2 Subgroup of γA Immunoglobulins

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A genetic marker for the γA2 immunoglobulin has been delineated by precipitating and haemagglutination inhibition techniques with a human antiserum. The marker varies widely in incidence in different population groups. Although associated with all the major Gm gene complexes, a close linkage to the Gm system was found in family studies.

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  1. The Rockefeller University, New York

    H. G. KUNKEL, W. K. SMITH & F. G. JOSLIN

  2. Research Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oslo,

    J. B. NATVIG

  3. Division of Human Genetics, Department of Medicine, Cornell University Medical School, New York

    S. D. LITWIN

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KUNKEL, H., SMITH, W., JOSLIN, F. et al. Genetic Marker of the γA2 Subgroup of γA Immunoglobulins. Nature 223, 1247–1248 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2231247a0

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