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Localization of γIAGlobulin (β2A-Globulin) in Tissue Cells

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γ1A-GLOBULIN (β2A-globulin) is progressively gaining recognition as representing a third type of immune globulin, besides the γss− (γ2−, 7Sγ−) and γ1M− (19Sγ−, β2M−) globulin classes1–3. This concept was at first based on the structural relationship between these three protein groups, as well as on their simultaneous deficiency in con genital agammaglobulinæmia, and on the occurrence of three corresponding types of paraproteinæmias. Recently, specific anti body activities have been reported to be associated with purified γ1A samples isolated from human sera4,5.

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    A. O. CARBONARA, J. A. RODHAIN & J. F. HEREMANS

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CARBONARA, A., RODHAIN, J. & HEREMANS, J. Localization of γIAGlobulin (β2A-Globulin) in Tissue Cells. Nature 198, 999–1000 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198999a0

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