A novel mutation at the JK locus causing Jknull phenotype in a Chinese family

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 636-640

  Meng, Yan ^a   Zhou, Xueyan ^b   Li, Yang ^a   Zhao, Dan ^a   Liang, Shuyuan ^b   Zhao, Xuejian ^a   Yang, Baoxue ^a,c  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA JAPAN UNION HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte; JK antigen; Urea; Urea transporter; Water permeability

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA; UREA TRANSPORTER;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD GROUP KIDD SYSTEM; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHINA; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHINA; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KIDD BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA;

EID: 33746396737     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/062005-127     Document Type: Article

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