Publication Date:
1979-07-27
Description:
The transmission of the Z deficient allele of alpha 1-antitrypsin was studied in 23 families, each with a single parent heterozygous for this allele. When the mother carried the Z allele, the distribution of phenotypes in the children did not differ significantly from the expected frequency. In contrast, when the father was the carrier, a significant increase of heterozygous phenotypes was observed in the children. This observation suggests that a selective advantage is associated with the expression of the Z allele in male gametes.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Chapuis-Cellier, C -- Arnaud, P -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1979 Jul 27;205(4404):407-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/313077" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
*Alleles
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Child
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Female
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Heterozygote Detection
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Humans
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Male
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*Polymorphism, Genetic
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Sex Factors
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alpha 1-Antitrypsin/genetics
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*alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
