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Genetic differences in the frequency of the hinge variants of porcine IgA is breed dependent.
Veterinary immunology and immunopathology - 15 Mar 2000
Navarro P, Christenson R K, Ekhardt G, Bosworth B, Lunney J K, Rothschild M, Lemke J, Butler J E
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of the IgA(a) and IgA(b) alleles of porcine IgA in over 160 randomly-selected animals revealed an abundance of heterozygotes but only two b/b homozygotes. Since the IgA(b) allotype is a splice site mutant lacking two-thirds of the hinge, this study tests the hypothesis that pigs with this genotype may be at a selective disadvantage while heterozygous individuals may be at some advantage. This...
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