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Molecular basis of Bombay phenotype in Mashhad, Iran: identification of a novel FUT1 deletion.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Jul 2016
Zanjani D S, Afzal Aghaee M, Badiei Z, Mehrasa R, Roodsarabi A, Khayyami M E, Shahabi M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Bombay phenotype is characterized by the lack of H substance both on red blood cell (RBC) surface and in body secretions. Mutations of fucosyltransferase 1 (FUT1) and fucosyltransferase 2 (FUT2) genes are resulted in this rare phenotype. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Five unrelated patients were tested by hemagglutination and adsorption/elution techniques for the presence of ABH antigens. The...
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