Search for dissertations about: "Vel blood group system"
Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Vel blood group system.
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1. Identification and characterisation of SMIM1 variants determining the Vel blood group
Abstract : The Vel blood group antigen is present on red blood cells from all humans except rare Vel-negative individuals, who can form antibodies to Vel in response to transfusion or pregnancy. It was first described in 1952 as a high incidence antigen, while the molecular background was recently discovered to be a 17-bp deletion in Small Integral Membrane Protein 1, that causes a frame-shift mutation and abolishes SMIM1 expression, thus creating a Vel-negative phenotype. READ MORE
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