A genetic study of immunoglobulin E.

J. W. Gerrard, D. C. Rao, Newton E. Morton

PubMed · 1978 · 164 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

Path analysis gives evidence of genetic heritability (.425) for serum IgE levels. Complex segregation analysis indicates, in addition to significant polygenic heritability, a major regulatory locus RE, with homozygotes re/re maintaining persistently high levels of IgE. The gene frequency of re is .489, and the displacement is 1.67 standard deviations.

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