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A fetally expressed immunoglobulin VH1 gene belongs to a complex set of alleles.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jun 1993
Sasso E H, Willems van Dijk K, Bull A P, Milner E C
Abstract excerpt
The immunoglobulin VH gene 51p1, a member of the large VH1 gene family, is preferentially expressed by B cells in the fetus and in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and appears to be the source for many cryoglobulin rheumatoid factors. Polymorphism of 51p1 may therefore be functionally important. We have studied the germline representation of 51p1 and closely related VH elements to establish their prevalence and...
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