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E variants found in Japanese and c antigenicity alteration without substitution in the second extracellular loop.
Transfusion - 1 Nov 2001
Kashiwase K, Ishikawa Y, Hyodo H, Watanabe Y, Ogawa A, Tsuneyama H, Toyoda C, Uchikawa M, Akaza T, Omine M, Juji T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The molecular basis of E variants in the Japanese population is poorly understood. In this study, molecular analysis of E variants detected in Japanese by serologic methods was carried out. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: E variants from healthy Japanese blood donors were screened by serologic analysis using E MoAbs. Fifteen E variant samples were divided into three types--EFM, EKH, and EKK-on the basis of...
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