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Mutations that diminish expression of Kell surface protein and lead to the Kmod RBC phenotype.
Transfusion - 1 Aug 2003
Lee Soohee, Russo David C W, Reid Marion E, Redman Colvin M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Kmod is an inherited rare RBC phenotype characterized by weak but detectable expression of high-incidence Kell antigens. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: The 19 exons and the intron-exon regions of the KEL gene from four unrelated Kmod individuals were sequenced and compared to wild-type KEL. To study the mechanisms by which the mutations result in depression of Kell antigens, mutant and wild-type Kell...
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