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Molecular analysis of the O alleles at the blood group ABO locus in populations of different ethnic origin reveals novel crossing-over events and point mutations.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 29 May 1997
Olsson M L, Guerreiro J F, Zago M A, Chester M A
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The blood group ABO genotypes of 138 group O individuals with three different ethnic origins in Brazil were determined, including Whites, Blacks and Amerindians. Several previously undescribed O alleles were found, predominantly in the Black group, in which about a third of the samples did not conform to previously known O allele structures. It has been well documented for the first time that some new alleles can...
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