The RHar0 Rh:33 phenotype results from substitution of exon 5 of the RHCE gene by the corresponding exon of the RHD gene

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 751-757

  Beckers, E A M ^a,b   Faas, B H W ^a,b   Von Dem Borne, A E G Kr ^a,b,c   Overbeeke, M A M ^a,b   Van Rhenen, D J ^a,d   Van Der Schoot, C E ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

D epitopes; Partial D; RHar0 Rh: 33; Rh blood group system; Rh genetics

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; EXON; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; EPITOPES; EXONS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 0029670163     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.382918.x     Document Type: Article

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