Article
Molecular basis of weak D phenotypes.
Blood - 1 Jan 1999
Wagner F F, Gassner C, Müller T H, Schönitzer D, Schunter F, Flegel W A
Abstract excerpt
A Rhesus D (RhD) red blood cell phenotype with a weak expression of the D antigen occurs in 0.2% to 1% of whites and is called weak D, formerly Du. Red blood cells of weak D phenotype have a much reduced number of presumably complete D antigens that were repeatedly reported to carry the amino acid sequence of the regular RhD protein. The molecular cause of weak D was unknown. To evaluate the molecular cause of...
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