Polymorphism of human c5.

Hobart M J, vaz Guedes M A, Lachmann P J

Ann Hum Genet. 1981 Feb;45(Pt 1):1-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1981.tb00299.x.

C5 is polymorphic in Melanesians and related peoples. The polymorphism is demonstrated by isoelectric focusing and functional detection. Inheritance is autosomal and codominant. Preliminary linkage data suggest that C5 is not close to HLA.