Quantitative and antigenic differences in complement component C4 between American blacks and whites.

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Quantitative and antigenic differences in complement component C4 between American blacks and whites.

Complement and inflammation - 1 Jan 1991

Moulds J M, Warner N B, Arnett F C

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A population of 98 healthy Black Americans was studied in order to determine normal ranges for total C4, C4A and C4B. Mean total C4 in Blacks measured by an enzymelinked immunoassay (EIA) was 44 +/- 12.8 mg/dl which was significantly different (p less than 0.001) from Caucasian levels of 31.7 +/-...

Topics

Alleles
Black People
Complement C4
Complement C4a
Complement C4b
Gene Frequency
Humans
Immunodiffusion
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Polymorphism, Genetic
United States
White People
Black or African American

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