Inheritance of susceptibility: Lamarckism revisited.

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The familial nature of susceptibility to rheumatic fever has been known for nearly three quarters of a century but even after massive ascertainments of affected families in 5 major cities, viz Toronto, Belfast, London, Glasgow and New York, a consensus on the exact mode of inheritance could not be reached. Reduced penetrance was suggested 40 years ago and still cited today even though the fit is poor. However...

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