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New and unusual O alleles at the ABO locus are implicated in unexpected blood group phenotypes.
Transfusion - 1 Jan 2005
Hosseini-Maaf Bahram, Irshaid Nidal M, Hellberg Asa, Wagner Thomas, Levene Cyril, Hustinx Hein, Steffensen Rudi, Chester M Alan, Olsson Martin L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In the ABO blood group system mutations in the A gene may lead to weak A subgroups owing to a dysfunctional 3-alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Blood and DNA were investigated to correlate weak A phenotypes with genotype, and an overrepresentation of the infrequent O2 allele was observed. Consequently, 57 available O2 alleles were examined in detail. RESULTS: Two new...
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