ISSN:
1432-1203
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Allotypes of IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgA2 subclasses were investigated in seven Lebanese communities (three Moslem and four Christian). The Gm-Am haplotypes found were mainly those prevalent in Caucasians with a low frequency of haplotypes usually observed in Africans and Orientals. The difference between highlanders and lowlanders as expressed by G2m(23) was highly significant and suggested a possible adaptation to selective pressure related to the γ2 genes, possibly due to endemic malaria in the past. Exceptional Gm-Am haplotypes were unambiguously determined by family studies. Some were characterized either by a deletion or a repression or, in contrast, by a partial or total duplication of γ genes. Two others had uncommon combinations of allotypes: Gm 17;23;5,10,11,13,14 A2m 1, where G1m(17) was present without G1m(1); and Gm 3;23;5,14 A2m 1, where the CH3 allotypes G3m(10,11,13) were lacking.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00273102
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