Open AccessA Novel <b><i>ABO</i></b> Gene Variant Leads to Discrepant Results in Forward/Reverse and Molecular Blood Grouping
Author(s) -
Meike Goebel,
Ines Halm-Heinrich,
Andreas Parkner,
Gabriele Rink,
M.U. Heim,
Peter Bugert
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
transfusion medicine and hemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.971
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1660-3818
pISSN - 1660-3796
DOI - 10.1159/000356378
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , gene , genetics , biology , medicine
Discrepant results in antigen and reverse ABO blood typing are often caused by a variant ABO gene. Molecular analysis can help to characterize such variants. Here, we describe the identification of a novel ABO gene variant in a patient with aberrant ABO phenotype and discrepant genotyping results.
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