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RhD variant caused by an in-frame triplet duplication in the RHD gene.
Transfusion - 1 Mar 2011
Pereira Janet C, Rodrigues Maria J, Tilley Louise, Poole Joyce, Chabert Teresa, Ribeiro Maria L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The RHD gene is highly polymorphic and a large number of D variants have already been detected. Several mechanisms are involved in the origin of D variants. In-frame deletions, resulting in a single-amino-acid deletion, have been described associated with RhD and RhCE variants. No in-frame duplications and/or insertions have been reported in the RH genes to date. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Blood...
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