Patterns of human genetic variation inferred from comparative analysis of allelic mutations in blood group antigen genes

Human Mutation

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-271

  Patnaik, Santosh Kumar ^a   Blumenfeld, Olga O ^b  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allele; Blood group gene; Hot spot; Mutation database; Recombination

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM; CELL SURFACE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROLOGY;

ALLELES; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; DNA; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 79951790567     PISSN: 10597794     EISSN: 10981004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/humu.21430     Document Type: Review

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