Identification of a novel A2 allele derived from the A transferase gene through a nucleotide substitution G539C.

D-P Chen; C-P Tseng; W-T Wang; C-F Sun

Identification of a novel A2 allele derived from the A transferase gene through a nucleotide substitution G539C.

Authors

Chen, D-P
Tseng, C-P
Wang, W-T
Sun, C-F

Type

Published Article

Journal

Vox sanguinis

Publication Date

Apr 01, 2005

Volume

88

Issue

3

Pages

196–199

Identifiers

PMID: 15787730

Source

Medline

License

Unknown

Abstract

We report for the first time that a 539G > C mutation represents a new molecular basis for the A2 blood type. The amino acid substitution from arginine to proline may have effect on the expression of A antigen.

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