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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 19.5 percent of African Americans, was unknown. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Nineteen exons of the Kell gene (KEL) were...
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