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Identification of a partial internal deletion in the RH locus causing the human erythrocyte D--phenotype.
Blood - 15 Jul 1995
Huang C H, Reid M E, Chen Y
Abstract excerpt
The D--phenotype of the human erythrocyte is a genetic variant of the Rh blood group system associated with the expression of D but not C, c, E, and e (designated non-D) antigens. In this report, we characterize the structure and expression of Rh polypeptide genes in two D--homozygotes of Italian origin. Southern blot analysis detected a gross deletion in their genomic DNA that correlated with the alteration of...
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