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An AQP1 allele associated with co(a-b-) phenotype.
Immunohematology - 1 Jan 2013
Vege S, Nance S, Kavitsky D, Li X, Horn T, Meny G, Westhoff C M
Abstract excerpt
The Colton (CO) blood group system consists of four antigens, Co(a), Co(b), Co3, and Co4, located on aquaporin-1 (AQP1), with Co(a) highly prevalent in all populations (99.8%). The Colton null phenotype, Co(a-b-), is very rare, and individuals with this phenotype lack the high-prevalence antigen Co3. To date, only six Co(a-b-) probands have been reported and four silencing alleles characterized. We identified an...
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