A novel FY*A allele with the 265T and 298A SNPs formerly associated exclusively with the FY*B allele and weak Fyb antigen expression: Implication for genotyping interpretative algorithms

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 52-57

  Lopez, G H ^a   Condon, J A ^a   Wilson, B ^a   Martin, J R ^a   Liew, Y W ^a   Flower, R L ^a   Hyland, C A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

FY; 01W.02; A allele; Duffy blood group; Novel FY; Reduced Fya expression

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ALLELE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; SANGER SEQUENCING; SEROLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD GROUP DUFFY SYSTEM; CAUCASIAN; GENETICS; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROCEDURES;

BLOOD GROUP DUFFY SYSTEM;

ALGORITHMS; ALLELES; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONORS; DUFFY BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84919627438     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vox.12185     Document Type: Article

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