Article
Duffy blood group system: New genotyping method and distribution in a Brazilian extra-Amazonian population.
Molecular and cellular probes - 1 Oct 2017
Martins Marina Lobato, da Silva Adão Rogerio, Santos Hadassa Campos, Alves Michelle Teodoro, Schmidt Luciana Cayres, Vertchenko Stela Brener, Dusse Luci Maria SantAna, Silva Malta Maria Clara Fernandes da
Abstract excerpt
Duffy blood group system is of interest in several fields of science including transfusion medicine, immunology and malariology. Although some methods have been developed for Duffy polymorphism genotyping, not all of them have been sufficiently described and validated, and all present limitations. At the same time, the frequency of Duffy alleles and antigens in some densely populated regions of the world are...
Topics
- Alleles
- Brazil
- Duffy Blood-Group System
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Genotyping Techniques
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
