Molecular and structural characterization of a novel high-prevalence antigen of the Augustine blood group system.
Cédric VrignaudMahmoud MikdarRomain DuvalLuc ReiningerVijaya L DamarajuMichael SawyerYves ColinCaroline Le Van KimJean-Christophe GellyCatherine EtchebestThierry PeyrardSlim AzouziPublished in: Transfusion (2023)
Our study provides evidence for a novel high-prevalence antigen, AUG4 (also called ATAM after the proband's name) in the Augustine blood group system, encoded by the rare SLC29A1 variant allele AUG*04 (c.242A > G, p.Asn81Ser).
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