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The higher frequency of IgA deficiency among Swedish twins is not explained by HLA haplotypes.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2000
Frankowiack M, Kovanen R-M, Repasky G A, Lim C K, Song C, Pedersen N L, Hammarström L
Abstract excerpt
Serum immunoglobulin A (IgA) concentrations were determined in 12 600 adult Swedish twins, applying a high-throughput reverse-phase protein microarray technique. The prevalence of IgA deficiency (IgAD) was found to be 1:241 in monozygotic (MZ) twins and 1:198 in dizygotic (DZ) twins. Hence, the p...
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