PrefaceAcknowledgmentsThe Fourteenth Arne Tiselius Memorial Lecture Progress in Plasma Proteins: Structure, Function, and GenesSection A. Plasma Protein Genes A.1. Gene Structure Organization and Chromosomal Locations of Genes Encoding Human Plasma Proteins Sequence Analysis of Human Immunoglobulin Heavy-Chain Genes Structure and Evolution of the Serum Albumin Gene Family Molecular Genetics of Human Transferrin Apolipoprotein A-II Gene Structure: Evolutionary Implications Molecular Genetics of Haptoglobin Human Complement Genes of the Major Histocompatibility Complex Coagulation and Fibrinolysis: Characterization of the Human Prothrombin and Human Tissue-Plasminogen Activator Genes The Presence of Multiple Polyadenylation Sites in the Gene for the ß and ¿ Chains of Human Fibrinogen The Human Factor VIII Protein Structure of the Gene for Human Factor IX Structure and Evolution of the Human Antithrombin III Gene The Structure of the Human Plasminogen Activator (uPA) Gene A.2. Chromosomal Location Chromosome Mapping of Serum Protein Genes Cloning and Expression in Micro-Organisms of the Genetic Information Coding for Human Plasma Proteins In Situ Hybridization for Chromosomal Mapping of Plasma Proteins In Situ Hybridization: Location of Plasma Protein Transcription Structure and Liver Specific Expression of the Human Retinol Binding Protein Gene Organization of the Genes Coding for Prothrombin and Factor X Mapping Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Urokinase Genes to Human Chromosomes Molecular Genetics of Human Antithrombin III Deficiencies Genetically Abnormal Human Fibrinogens - A Summary of 32 Structurally Elucidated Variants Linkage of Human Apolipoprotein AI, CIII and AIV Genes Genetic Polymorphisms and Linkage Relations of Complement Factor C8 Close Genetic Linkage Between Four Plasma a-Protease Inhibitor Loci (Pi1, Po1A, Po1B, Pi2) in Pigs Genomic Evidence for the Truly Allelic Nature of the B-Locus Polymorphism of the Rabbit Immunoglobulin Light Chain A.3. Cloning and Expression Genetic Studies on a Human Plasma Transthyretin (Prealbumin) Variant Associated with Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy Gene Organization and DNA Polymorphism of the Human Transferrin Gene Expression in E. coli of Human Preprourokinase cDNA Cell Cycle Dependent Variations in the Distribution of the Nuclear Protein Cyclin (PCNA) in Cultured Cells Organization and Evolution of the Mouse Complement C4 Isotypes Altered Inhibition Properties of a1-Antitrypsin Variants Constructed by Site-Directed Mutagenesis Structure of the Human Haptoglobin Pseudogene Molecular Cloning, Sequencing and Expression of a cDNA Coding for Human Antithrombin III Purification of Active Human a1-Antitrypsin From Genetically Engineered Micro-Organisms Regulation of Rat a2-Macroglobulin Gene Activity Influence of Neonatal Androgenization on the Expression of a2u-Globulin Genes Preferential Segregation of Murine Chromosome 11 in TCGF-Independent Rat x Mouse T-Cell Hybrids Individual Polymorphism of Albumin Gene Studied by Sequencing DNASection B. Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) B.1.