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Immunoglobulin allotypes among the Bicolanos of Sorsogon province, Luzon, Philippines: implications of phenotypes for filariasis.
Experimental and clinical immunogenetics - 1 Jan 1999
Kron M A, Ramirez B, Belizario V, Pandey J P
Abstract excerpt
Immunoglobulin (Ig) allotypes are polymorphic genetic systems that show distinct racial arrays, thus making them powerful tools for studies of genetic admixture and biological relationships. In the province of Sorsogon, southern Luzon, Philippines, allotyping was completed on 252 persons residing in two neighboring villages. The people demonstrated 14 GM and 3 KM phenotypes. The frequency of homozygous KM3, KM1...
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