Expression of the GBGT1 gene and the Forssman antigen in red blood cells in a Palestinian population

Abusibaa, Wafa Ali; Srour, Mahmoud A.; Moslemi, Ali-Reza; Svensson, Lola; Jesus, Carlos; Mendes, Fernando 1973-; Hesse, Camilla

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Authors

Mendes, Fernando 1973-

Hesse, Camilla

Abstract(s)

The Forssman antigen (FORS1 Ag) is expressed on human red blood cells (RBCs). We investigated its presence on RBCs from Palestinian subjects and Swedish subjects by serological testing and by sequencing part of exon 7 of the GBGT1 gene, which encodes Forssman synthase.

Keywords

Blood groups Antigens Genotyping Forssman

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/32015

Citation

Abusibaa, W. A. et al. Expression of the GBGT1 Gene and the Forssman Antigen in Red Blood Cells in a Palestinian Population. Transfus. Med. Hemotherapy 1–5 (2019). doi:10.1159/000497288