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Isoagglutinin Levels in Twins and Families. A Study of the Inheritance of Naturally Occurring Antibodies in Human Serum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

S. Agrawal  and
V. Bhalla
S. Agrawal*
Affiliation:
Genetics Unit, Department of Medicine, K.G.'s Medical College, Lucknow
V. Bhalla
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Punjab University, Chandigarh
*
C-272, Nirala Nagar, Lucknow, UP, India

Abstract

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Anti-A and anti-B titers were measured in 60 twin pairs and their families. Family data shows high correlations of antibody titer values for first degree relatives but no significant spousal correlations.

Keywords

Antibody levelsTwins, Genetics
Type
Short Note
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , October 1981 , pp. 289 - 292
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1981

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