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Molecular structures identified in serologically D- samples of an admixed population.
Transfusion - 1 Oct 2014
Trucco Boggione Carolina, Luján Brajovich Melina E, Tarragó Marcel, Mattaloni Stella M, Biondi Claudia S, Muñiz-Díaz Eduardo, Nogués Núria, Cotorruelo Carlos M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The D- phenotype is mainly caused by the complete deletion of the RHD gene in Caucasians. However, a plethora of allelic variants have been described among D- individuals from different ethnic groups. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: A cohort of 1314 routine serologically D- samples from white Argentineans was studied by molecular methods. RESULTS: Among the 1314 D- samples, 2.1% showed RHD-specific...
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