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Molecular basis of the Rh antigen RH48 (JAL).
Vox sanguinis - 1 Apr 2009
Hustinx H, Poole J, Bugert P, Gowland P, Still F, Fontana S, Scharberg E A, Tilley L, Daniels G, Niederhauser C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: RH48 (JAL) is a low-incidence Rh antigen of unknown molecular background associated with weakened expression of RhCE antigens. The objective of this study was to establish the molecular basis of JAL. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventeen JAL+ samples, from seven black (one of them a Brazilian of mixed race: black/Caucasian), nine European Caucasians and one Asian individuals, were typed with...
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