Evolution of α2-fucosyltransferase genes in primates: Relation between an intronic Alu-Y element and red cell expression of ABH antigens

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 337-351

  Apoil, Pol André ^a   Roubinet, Francis ^a   Despiau, Stéphanie ^a   Mollicone, Rosella ^b   Oriol, Rafael ^b   Blancher, Antoine ^a,c  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

ABO blood group; Alu; Evolution; H. Se; Primate; 2 fucosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BLOOD GROUP ABH ANTIGEN; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; NONSENSE MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECIDAE; HYLOBATIDAE; MAMMALIA; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES; PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATES;

EID: 0033994214     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026314     Document Type: Article

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