Article
Feline blood genotyping versus phenotyping, and detection of non-AB blood type incompatibilities in UK cats.
The Journal of small animal practice - 1 Apr 2014
Tasker S, Barker E N, Day M J, Helps C R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the agreement between AB blood phenotyping and genotyping and determine whether non-AB blood type incompatibilities exist in UK cats. METHODS: Blood samples underwent phenotyping (A, B or AB) using microplate agglutination, and genotyping (AA, Ab or bb) using pyrosequencing of a fragment of the cytidine monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase gene. Non-AB...
Topics
- Animals
- Blood Group Antigens
- Blood Group Incompatibility
- Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
- Cats
- Genotype
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- United Kingdom
