An age-associated decrease in the frequency of C4B*Q0 indicates that null alleles of complement may affect health or survival
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Arason, Gudmundur JohannBodvarsson, Sigurdur
Sigurdarson, Sigurdur Thor
Sigurdsson, Gardar
Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur
Gudmundsson, Sveinn
Kramer, Judit
Füst, Georg
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2003-12-01
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Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2003, 1010:496-9Abstract
We studied the distribution of complement C4, C3, and factor B allotypes in 423 healthy Icelandic subjects from 17 to 89 years of age. A marked decrease was observed in the carrier frequency of variant alleles of complement C4B (C4B(*)Q0) and C3 (C3(*)F). These results confirm our previous observations on Hungarian subjects and suggest a negative effect of C4B(*)Q0 on health or survival.Description
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