Molecular characterization of secretor type α(1,2)-fucosyltransferase gene deficiency in the Philippine population

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 463-467

  Peng, C T ^a   Tsai, C H ^a   Lin, T P ^b   Perng, L I ^b   Kao, M C ^a   Yang, T Y ^b   Wang, N M ^a   Liu, T C ^c   Lin, S F ^c   Chang, J G ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b JEN AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

(1,2) fucosyltransferase; Filipino; Mutation analysis; Nonsecretor; Secretor phenotype

Indexed keywords

FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; SECRETORY PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME RELEASE; FUSION GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MISSENSE MUTATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHILIPPINES; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; TAIWAN;

FUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; LEWIS BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; PHENOTYPE; PHILIPPINES; POINT MUTATION; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 0032744252     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002770050599     Document Type: Article

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