An D(IIIa) erythrocytes: RhD protein is associated with multiple dispersed amino acid variations

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 139-145

  Huang, Cheng Han ^a   Chen, Ying ^a   Reid, Marion ^a  

^a NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Partial D antigen; RBC membrane proteins; Rh blood group system; Rh locus

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE ANTIGEN; RHESUS D ANTIGEN; AMINO ACID; DNA; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE PAEI; RHO(D) ANTIGEN; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; CHEMISTRY; ERYTHROCYTE; EXON; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOIDY; METABOLISM; NEGRO; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AMINO ACIDS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE HINDIII; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA; ERYTHROCYTES; EXONS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOIDY; HUMANS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030610737     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(199707)55:3<139::AID-AJH4>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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