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Molecular characterization of a new D- - haplotype in a Comorian man.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Nov 2012
Silvy M, Chapel-Fernandes S, Beley S, Durousseau C, Granier T, Zappitelli J P, Bailly P, Chiaroni J
Abstract excerpt
The D- - phenotype is a genetic variant of the Rh blood group system. It expresses D antigen but lacks C, c, E and e antigens. In D- - phenotype, the RHCE coding region is extensively modified by RHD sequence replacement, nucleotide deletion or splice-site changes. This article reports the identification of a new D- - haplotype in a Comorian man. It exhibits a hybrid gene in which RHCE gene exons 3-8 have been...
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