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Identification of a novel DI*02(2558T) allele associated with weakened expression of DI2 antigen.
Transfusion - 1 Nov 2020
Wen Jizhi, van den Akker Emile, Luo Guangping, Jia Shuangshuang, Wei Ling, Wang Zhen, van der Schoot C Ellen, Ji Yanli
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BACKGROUND: The distribution of DI1/DI2 antigens of the Diego blood group system is polymorphic in Mongoloid populations and the corresponding alloantibodies are clinically significant. Here a novel DI variant was found by donor screening, and the effect of the novel and previously reported mutations on expression of DI1/DI2 antigens and Band 3 protein was explored. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: DNA samples of 1150...
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