A Japanese propositus with D-- phenotype characterized by the deletion of both the RHCE gene and D1S80 locus situated in chromosome 1p and the existence of a new CE-D-CE hybrid gene

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 142-153

  Okuda, Hiroshi ^a   Fujiwara, Hiroyuki ^a   Omi, Toshinori ^a   Iwamoto, Sadahiko ^a   Kawano, Masaki ^a   Ishida, Tomoko ^b   Nomura, Shosaku ^b   Fukuhara, Shiro ^b   Nagai, Atsushi ^c   Ohya, Isao ^c   Kajii, Eiji ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CE D CE hybrid gene; D phenotype; D1S80 locus; DNA fingerprints; Gametogenesis; RH genes

Indexed keywords

RHESUS D ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 1P; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRID GENE; JAPAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATERNITY TEST; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0034108950     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100380050201     Document Type: Article

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