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. 1978 Jan;286(1):133-6.

[The hypothesis of the genetic transmission (autosomal recessive) of subtypes of HBs Ag. The example of Kel Kummer]

[Article in French]
A Chaventré
  • PMID: 417847

[The hypothesis of the genetic transmission (autosomal recessive) of subtypes of HBs Ag. The example of Kel Kummer]

[Article in French]
A Chaventré. C R Acad Hebd Seances Acad Sci D. 1978 Jan.

Abstract

In a study of asymtomatic carriers of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs Ag) in a closed population, the Twareg Kel Kummer, 18% of the population (79 individuals out of 439 tested) were found to be carriers of one of the 3 sub types: HBs Ag/a2 1 dw, HBs Ag/a2 1 yw and HBs Ag/a3 yw. Evidence from genealogies and the distribution of carriers in the pyramid of ages strongly supports the hypothesis of genetic transmission of the gene sub type as an autosomal recessive.

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