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Survey and characterization of nonfunctional alleles of FUT2 in a database.
Scientific reports - 4 Feb 2021
Soejima Mikiko, Koda Yoshiro
Abstract excerpt
The expression of ABO antigens in human saliva is regulated by the FUT2 gene, which encodes a secretor type α(1,2)fucosyltransferase. Secretors express ABO substrates in saliva and non-secretors do not. Secretor status is an object of concern, especially for susceptibility to various infectious diseases. A multitude of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and copy number variations (CNVs) have been reported,...
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