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A weak blood group A phenotype caused by a translation-initiator mutation in the ABO gene.
Transfusion - 1 Mar 2006
Seltsam Axel, Das Gupta Christa, Bade-Doeding Christina, Blasczyk Rainer
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Weak blood group A and B phenotypes are correlated with ABO glycosyltransferases exhibiting single-amino-acid changes and/or C-terminal modifications. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: A healthy donor diagnosed as having weak A antigen expression and his two children were subjected to extensive ABO typing. HeLa cells were used to transfect ABO expression plasmids. RESULTS: The donor's red blood cells were...
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