Structural basis for red cell phenotypic changes in newly identified, naturally occurring subgroup mutants of the human blood group B glycosyltransferase.
Hosseini-Maaf, B., Letts, J.A., Persson, M., Smart, E., Lepennec, P.Y., Hustinx, H., Zhao, Z., Palcic, M.M., Evans, S.V., Chester, M.A., Olsson, M.L.(2007) Transfusion 47: 864-875
- PubMed: 17465952 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01203.x
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2I7B - PubMed Abstract: 
Four amino-acid-changing polymorphisms differentiate the blood group A and B alleles. Multiple missense mutations are associated with weak expression of A and B antigens but the structural changes causing subgroups have not been studied.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Division of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University and Blood Center, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.