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. 1969 Jan;22(1):76–78. doi: 10.1136/jcp.22.1.76

Serum globulins and infection in mongolism

A W Griffiths 1,2, P E Sylvester 1,2, E Mary Baylis 1,2
PMCID: PMC474004  PMID: 4182053

Abstract

Comparisons are made between a large group of mongols cared for in institutions and their carefully matched controls in respect of (a) serum levels of immuno-γ-globulin (γA, γG, and γM) and (b) the incidence of pyrexial illnesses over a retrospective five-year period. Male mongols are found to have higher levels of γA-globulin than their male controls and a higher incidence of pyrexial illnesses. Otherwise no significant differences were found. The findings are discussed in the light of previous studies.

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