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Molecular background of D-negative phenotype in the Tunisian population.
Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) - 1 Jun 2012
Moussa H, Tsochandaridis M, Chakroun T, Jridi S, Abdelneji B, Hmida S, Silvy M, Bailly P, Gabert J, Levy-Mozziconacci A, Jemni-Yacoub Saloua
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Most studies of the molecular basis of Rhesus D-negative phenotype have been conducted in Caucasian and African populations. A comprehensive survey of RHD alleles was lacking in people from North Africa (Tunisians, Moroccans and Algerians) which could be very efficient for managing donors and patients carrying an RHD molecular variant. We analyse the molecular background of D-negative population in...
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