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Characterization of Jk(a+(weak)): a new blood group phenotype associated with an altered JK*01 allele.
Transfusion - 1 Feb 2011
Wester Elisabet S, Storry Jill R, Olsson Martin L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The clinically important Kidd (JK) blood group system is considered to be relatively uncomplicated, both serologically and genetically. The JK*01 and JK*02 alleles give rise to Jk(a) and Jk(b) antigens, respectively, and silenced alleles result in Jk(a-b-). Other inherited variants analogous to Fy(x) and weak D phenotypes have not been characterized for JK, although recent abstracts indicate their...
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