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A novel IGnT allele responsible for the adult i phenotype.
Transfusion - 1 Nov 2006
Lin Marie, Hou Min-Ju, Yu Lung-Chih
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The adult i phenotype has been characterized as the presence of a very low level of I antigen but a high quantity of I antigen on red blood cells (RBCs). It has been noted that this rare phenotype is partially associated with congenital cataracts. It has been demonstrated that the human I locus expresses three IGnT forms, IGnTA, IGnTB, and IGnTC, and that the IGnTC gene is responsible for the I...
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