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Immunoglobulin kappa chain allotypes (KM) in onchocerciasis.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Dec 1995
Pandey J P, Elson L H, Sutherland S E, Guderian R H, Araujo E, Nutman T B
Abstract excerpt
GM and KM allotypes, powerful tools for genetic characterization of human populations, have been shown to play an important role in genetic predisposition to some infectious diseases. Two diverse racial groups--Afro-Ecuadorians and Amerindians--living in a single restricted geographical area of Ecuador, appear to have different risk factors for acquisition and clinical expression of onchocerciasis, a disease...
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