"Alpha Chain Disease" Protein Def: Internal Deletion of a Human Immunoglobulin A1 Heavy Chain

Split immunoglobulin genes and human heavy chain deletion-mutants.

Gamma heavy chain disease simulating alpha chain disease.

A young Turkish girl presented with all the clinicopathological features of a digestive form of alpha chain disease. A gamma heavy chain disease protein, however, was found in her serum and also in the cells invading the intestinal mucosa and mesenteric lymph nodes.

Organization of immunoglobulin heavy chain genes and allelic deletion model.

We have assessed the number of times the gene sequence encoding constant regions of mouse immunoglobulin heavy chains gamma1, gamma2a, and gamma3 are represented in the mouse genome by hybridization kinetic analysis. All three genes are present at one copy each per haploid genome in normal tissues and myelomas producing IgM or IgG3. IgG1-producing myelomas, however, contain 1 copy each of the g...

Human immunoglobulin constant heavy G chain ( IGHG

The distinguished alternative GM allotypes localized in immunoglobulin constant heavy G chains, IGHG (Fc) (GM) genes on chromosome 14q32.3 define two unique variants of respectively IgG3, IgG1 and IgG2 subclass, with different structures and functions. The IGHG allele (allotypes), expressed in homozygous or heterozygous forms, are assessed by new serological methods. Fixed combinations of 3, ...

A deletion map of the human immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region

Analysis of VH gene segments deleted in the process of immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) variable region assembly in three series of monoclonal B cell lines has been used to determine the human VH region organization. A deletion map of the relative positions of 21 different VH gene segments has been determined. The characterization of B cell lines from three unrelated adults of two racial groups...