Article
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 E...
Topics
- Africa
- Animals
- Antibodies, Helminth
- Ecuador
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate
- Immunoglobulin Allotypes
- Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains
- Indians, South American
- Onchocerca
- Onchocerciasis
- Phenotype
- Racial Groups
- Risk Factors