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Three-base deletion and one-base insertion of the alpha(1,4)galactosyltransferase gene responsible for the P phenotype.
Transfusion - 1 Jan 2002
Koda Yoshiro, Soejima Mikiko, Sato Hiroyuki, Maeda Yoshiaki, Kimura Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recently, an alpha(1,4)galactosyltransferase gene that is responsible for synthesis of P(k) (Gb3) was isolated. The P individuals who did not express the P(k), P, and P(1) antigens on RBC membranes were shown to lack the P(k) (Gb3) synthase activity because of multiple distinct mutations in the alpha(1,4)galactosyltransferase gene. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: DNA sequences of the P(k) (Gb3) synthase...
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