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The influence of genetic factors on the levels of total serum glycoprotein hexose, seromucoid hexose, and the bound hexose of electrophoretic fractions were investigated by comparing the differences found between monozygotic twin pairs as contrasted to the differences between dizygotic twin pairs. The differences between total serum glycoprotein hexose of the monozygotic twin pairs were significantly lower than those found for the dizygotic twins. The quantity of hexose bound to various electrophoretic fractions was found to be closer between monozygotic than between dizygotic twins. However, these differences were not significant statistically. It may be concluded that genetic factors play a minor role in establishment of normal levels of serum protein and glycoprotein.
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