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Identification of six new alleles at the FUT1 and FUT2 loci in ethnically diverse individuals with Bombay and Para-Bombay phenotypes.
Transfusion - 1 Dec 2006
Storry Jill R, Johannesson Jannica S, Poole Joyce, Strindberg Johanna, Rodrigues Maria J, Yahalom Vered, Levene Cyril, Fujita Claudia, Castilho Lilian, Hustinx Hein, Olsson Martin L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Bombay and para-Bombay phenotypes arise from mutations of the FUT1 gene that silence the gene or affect the efficiency of the encoded 2-alpha-fucosyltransferase. Samples from seven individuals of different geographic backgrounds whose red blood cells had an apparent Bombay or para-Bombay phenotype were investigated. Among these, novel FUT1 and FUT2 alleles were identified. STUDY DESIGN AND...
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