Variant genotypes associated with reduced expression of RhCE antigens among Brazilian blood donors.

Marcia Regina DezanValéria B OliveiraMarina C A V ConradoMateus Cardoso da RochaFabio LuzAntonio GallucciAlexandre C PereiraJosé E KriegerVanderson RochaAlfredo Mendrone-JuniorCarla Luana Dinardo

Published in: Transfusion (2021)

We describe the distribution of RHCE variants found in association with weak expression of C, c, E, and e in blood donors of multiethnic origin, which differs in comparison to that previously reported for people of African or Caucasian descent.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
binding protein
dendritic cells
copy number
gene expression
immune response
dna methylation
genome wide
clinical evaluation