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Partial deletion in the JK locus causing a Jk(null) phenotype.
Blood - 1 Feb 2002
Lucien Nicole, Chiaroni Jacques, Cartron Jean-Pierre, Bailly Pascal
Abstract excerpt
A new alteration of the blood group JK*A allele was identified in a Jk(null) patient from Tunisia with an allo-anti-Jk3 in her serum. Southern blot and exon mapping analyses revealed an internal deletion within the Kidd (JK) locus encompassing exons 4 and 5. Sequence analysis of the Jk transcript showed that exons 4 and 5 were missing but were replaced by a 136-base-pair (bp) intron 3 sequence located 315 bp and...
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