Family study and frequency of blood group with strong B transferase accompanied by decreased A and H antigens |
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Authors: | R. Yabe M. Bannai K. Nakata T. Seno Y. Okubo H. Yamaguchi |
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Affiliation: | (1) Japanese Red Cross Tokyo Metropolitan Blood Center, 1-26-1 Kyonan-cho, 180 Musashino City, Tokyo, Japan;(2) Osaka Red Cross Blood Centen, 2-4-43 Morinomiya, Jyoto-ku, 536 Osaka, Japan |
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Abstract: | Summary Subgroups of type A blood, named A1, A2 and A1–A2 intermediate (Aint), are specifically characterized by their peculiar A alleles and have their own A1-, A2- or Aint-forms of -N-acetyl-D-galactosaminyltransferase (A-transferase). It is known, however, that certain type A2B persons exhibit A1-transferase. The reason may be an unusual -galactosyltransferase (B-transferase). This strong B-transferase competes with A-transferase for the substrate, H antigen, so as to decrease the A and H antigens on the red cells. We studied this blood group over three generations and found that the strong B-transferase is, in fact, inherited with the B gene and is dominant over normal B-transferase. In AB blood groups in Tokyo, the frequency of people with a strong B-transferase is 5% for A1B and 22% for A2B. This enzyme does not always cause weak H or A antigens. |
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