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Immunoglobulin allotypes influence IgG antibody responses to hepatitis C virus envelope proteins E1 and E2.
Human immunology - 1 Mar 2008
Pandey Janardan P, Luo Yuqun, Elston Robert C, Wu Yuping, Philp Frances Hite, Astemborski Jacquie, Thomas David L, Netski Dale M
Abstract excerpt
Immunoglobulin (Ig) GM and KM allotypes-genetic markers of gamma and kappa chains, respectively-are associated with the outcome of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. We hypothesized that GM and KM allotypes could contribute to the outcome of HCV infection by influencing the levels of IgG antibodies to the HCV glycoproteins E1E2. We serologically allotyped 100...
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