Molecular basis of the K:6,-7 [Js(a+b-)] phenotype in the Kell blood group system.

doi:10.1046/j.1537-2995.1995.351096026362.x

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Molecular basis of the K:6,-7 [Js(a+b-)] phenotype in the Kell blood group system.

Transfusion - 1 Oct 1995

Lee S, Wu X, Reid M, Redman C

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BACKGROUND: The Kell blood group system consists of at least 21 antigens. KEL6(Jsa) is a low-incidence antigen that has an antithetical relationship with the high-incidence KEL7(Jsb) antigen. The molecular basis of KEL6 that appears in less than 1.0 percent of the general population, but in up to...

Topics

Alleles
Base Sequence
DNA
Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
Humans
Isoantigens
Kell Blood-Group System
Molecular Sequence Data
Phenotype
Point Mutation
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length

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