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Evidence for a separate genetic origin of the partial D phenotype DBT in a Japanese family.
Transfusion - 1 Jan 2000
Huang C H, Chen Y, Reid M E, Okubo Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In a Moroccan family, the partial D phenotype DBT is defined by an RHD-CE-D gene in which exons 5 to 7 of RHD were replaced by those of RHCE. In this study, the molecular basis and inheritance of DBT in a Japanese family are described. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: A Japanese proposita exhibiting the DBT phenotype was analyzed by serologic methods and molecular techniques. The RH transcripts of the...
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