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RHD*weak partial 4.0 is associated with an altered RHCE*ce(48C, 105T, 733G, 744C, 1025T) allele in the Tunisian population.
Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) - 1 Aug 2013
Ouchari M, Polin H, Romdhane H, Abdelkefi S, Houissa B, Chakroun T, Gabriel C, Hmida S, Jemni Yacoub S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: D is the most immunogenic blood group antigen. About 1% of whites carry an altered RHD allele leading to quantitative or qualitative changes in the antigen D expression. T201R and F223V encoded by 602C>G and 667T>G are specific amino acid substitutions of the weak D type 4 cluster of African origin, comprising the alleles RHD*09.01, RHD*09.02, RHD*09.03, RHD*09.04 and RHD*09.05. The...
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