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Prevalence and molecular basis of null blood group phenotypes in the Korean population: Analysis using a public database.
Transfusion - 1 Jan 2024
Kim Tae Yeul, Park Min-Seung, Jang Ja-Hyun, Woo Hee-Yeon, Cho Duck
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BACKGROUND: Null phenotypes are characterized by complete absence of all antigens within a blood group system and caused by null variants (e.g., nonsense, frameshift, initiation codon, and canonical splice site variants) in the genes encoding the antigens. Knowing the prevalence and molecular basis of null phenotypes is essential to establish a rare donor program, and the aim of this study was to reveal the...
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