Specific amino acid substitutions cause distinct expression of JAL (RH48) and JAHK (RH53) antigens in RhCE and not in RhD

Transfusion

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 267-269

  Schmid, Pirmin ^a   Zabern, Inge Von ^b   Scharberg, Erwin A ^b   Wagner, Franz F ^b   Flegel, Willy A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b Institute Springe   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHESUS ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; LETTER; PROTEIN VARIANT; SEROLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 73649123179     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02446.x     Document Type: Letter

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