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Family study of a Swiss patient uncovered a novel genetic basis for the S-s-U+(var) phenotype.
Transfusion - 1 Nov 2014
Saison Carole, Waldvogel Sophie, Gien Dominique, Peyrard Thierry, Arnaud Lionel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The rare S-s- phenotype is typically found in persons of African origin. Three genetic bases underlying this phenotype have been identified so far: a large deletion including the GYPB gene, which encodes the S and s antigens, and two mutations affecting GYPB splicing (commonly called...
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