Investigation of pseudogenes RHDΨ and RHD -CE-D hybrid gene in D-negative blood donors by the real time PCR method

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-293

  Szulman, Alexandre ^a   Nardozza, Luciano Marcondes Machado ^a   Barreto, Jose Augusto ^a   Araujo, Edward ^a   Moron, Antonio Fernandes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Genotype; Polymerase chain reaction; Pseudogenes; Rh Hr blood group system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOGENE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHD GENE; SCREENING; STANDARDIZATION;

BLOOD DONORS; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOGENES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 84870302027     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: 18781683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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