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Use of real time PCR for rapid detection of Del phenotype in Taiwan.
Annals of clinical and laboratory science - 1 Jan 2008
Sun Chien-Feng, Liu Jui-Ping, Chen Ding-Ping, Wang Wei-Ting, Yang Tyng-Tyng
Abstract excerpt
During routine serologic procedures, Rh D(el) blood is often not identified and subsequently labeled as RhD-negative. Recently, several reports have shown the ability of D(el) blood to induce anti-D in RhD-negative recipients. Among Korean, Japanese, and Chinese, almost all individuals with D(el) blood have a nucleotide change in the RHD gene of 1227G>A (RHDK407K). Thus, nucleotide 1227A at RHD exon 9 can be used...
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