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Another Example of Haemopoietic Chimaerism in Dizygotic Twins
Author(s) -
Bird G. W. G.,
Gibson M.,
Wingham June,
Mackintosh Pauline,
Watkins Winifred,
Greenwell Pamela
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1980.tb05991.x
Subject(s) - dizygotic twins , biology , human leukocyte antigen , population , immunology , abo blood group system , genetics , red cell , medicine , antigen , obstetrics , environmental health
S ummary . Another example of haemopoietic chimaerism in dizygotic twins is described. Each twin had two distinct blood cell populations. The red cell populations differed in three blood group systems and in other genetic characters, and the white cell population in HLA types and in XX/XY karyotypes. The biological significance of these findings is discussed with special reference to the relative proportions of the two red and white cell populations, the ABH blood group gene‐specified glycosyltransferase levels, and the HLA types.