The American Journal of Managed Care

Study Suggests Genetic Link Between HLA Alleles, MG

Two human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles, DRB1*04.04 and DRB1*03, show a significant correlation with myasthenia gravis (MG) prevalence. Northern Europe exhibits the highest prevalence of MG and ...
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What Does It Mean to Be Homozygous?

In general, humans have the same genes. A number of genes are varied. These control our physical traits and health. Each variation is called an allele. You inherit two alleles for each gene. One comes ...
Nature

Frequency Distributions of Apolipoprotein(a) Kringle IV Repeat Alleles and Their Effects on Lipoprotein(a) Levels in Caucasian, Asian, and African Populations: The Distribution ...

A size polymorphism (K IV VNTR) and largely unknown sequence variation in the apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] gene on chromosome 6q26–q27 together determine most of the extreme variation in apo(a) ...
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What Does It Mean to Be Heterozygous?

Your genes are made of DNA. This DNA provides instructions, which determines traits like your hair color and blood type. There are different versions of genes. Each ...