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Cytidine monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase (CMAH) mutations associated with the domestic cat AB blood group.
BMC genetics - 6 Jun 2007
Bighignoli Barbara, Niini Tirri, Grahn Robert A, Pedersen Niels C, Millon Lee V, Polli Michele, Longeri Maria, Lyons Leslie A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The cat has one common blood group with two major serotypes, blood type A that is dominant to type B. A rare type AB may also be allelic and is suspected to be recessive to A and dominant to B. Cat blood type antigens are defined, N-glycolylneuraminic acid (NeuGc) is associated with type A and N-acetylneuraminic acid (NeuAc) with type B. The enzyme cytidine monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acid...
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