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A silenced allele in the Colton blood group system.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Aug 2010
Karpasitou K, Frison S, Longhi E, Drago F, Lopa R, Truglio F, Marini M, Bresciani S, Scalamogna M, Poli F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The antigens of the Colton blood group system, Co(a) and Co(b), are encoded by a single gene that produces the aquaporin-1 (AQP1) protein, a water channel-forming protein, and are characterized by a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). A healthy Caucasoid blood donor originally typed as Co(a-b-) with commercial anti-Co(b) typed Co(a-b+) when retested with another anti-Co(b). Retyped with two...
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