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Causal analysis of the variability of IgA, IgG, and IgM immunoglobulin levels.
Human biology - 1 Apr 1999
Hatagima A, Cabello P H, Krieger H
Abstract excerpt
The interindividual variability of IgA, IgG, and IgM immunoglobulin levels was studied using path analysis in a northeastern Brazilian sample (nuclear families) to determine the genetic and/or environmental causes of their variation. The path analysis model decomposes the phenotype into genetic causes (autosomal and X-chromosome-linked genes) and environmental causes. A significant familial aggregation, mainly...
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