Article
Partial D phenotypes and genotypes in the Chinese population.
Transfusion - 1 Feb 2012
Ye Luyi, Wang Pan, Gao Huanhuan, Zhang Jiamin, Wang Chen, Li Qin, Han Shasha, Guo Zhonghui, Yang Ying, Zhu Ziyan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The D variant phenotypes are often categorized into weak D types and partial D types. Although the molecular basis underlying the partial D phenotype has been investigated in several races, data from Chinese populations are rare. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: We collected partial D samples from 1,274,540 blood donors, as well as from sporadic patients in the Chinese population, over a 4-year period....
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Asian People
- Blood Donors
- Female
- Genetics, Population
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Rh-Hr Blood-Group System
- Serologic Tests
- Terminology as Topic
- Young Adult