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Two prevalent h alleles in para-Bombay haplotypes among 250,000 Taiwanese.
Annals of clinical and laboratory science - 1 Jan 2004
Chen Ding-Ping, Tseng Ching-Ping, Wang Wei-Ting, Peng Chien-Ting, Tsao Kuo-Chien, Wu Tsu-Lan, Lin Kuan-Tsou, Sun Chien-Feng
Abstract excerpt
Alpha(1,2)-fucosyltransferase catalyzes the transfer of fucose to the C-2 position of galactose on type II precursor substrate Gal beta1-4GlcNAc beta1-R. It plays an important biological role in the formation of H antigen, a precursor oligosaccharide for both A and B antigens on red blood cells. Aberration of alpha(1,2)-fucosyltransferase activity by gene mutations results in decreased synthesis of H antigen,...
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