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Disruption of the tumour-associated EMP3 enhances erythroid proliferation and causes the MAM-negative phenotype

Nature Communications, 2020
The molecular basis of the clinically important MAM blood group antigen present in most humans is unknown. We identify EMP3 as its encoding gene, establishing MAM as a new blood group system, and demonstrate the role of EMP3 in erythropoiesis through its
Nicole Thornton, Vanja Karamatic Crew, Louise Tilley, Carole A. Green, Chwen Ling Tay, Rebecca E. Griffiths, Belinda K. Singleton, Frances Spring, Piers Walser, Abdul Ghani Alattar, Benjamin Jones, Rosalind Laundy, Jill R. Storry, Mattias Möller, Lorna Wall, Richard Charlewood, Connie M. Westhoff, Christine Lomas-Francis, Vered Yahalom, Ute Feick, Axel Seltsam, Beate Mayer, Martin L. Olsson, David J. Anstee   +23 more
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Transcriptomic data from two primary cell models stimulating human monocytes suggest inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation and mitochondrial function by N. meningitidis which is partially up-regulated by IL-10

BMC Immunology, 2017
Background Biological interpretation of DNA microarray data may differ depending on underlying assumptions and statistical tests of bioinformatics tools used.
Unni Gopinathan, Reidun Øvstebø, Berit Sletbakk Brusletto, Ole Kristoffer Olstad, Peter Kierulf, Petter Brandtzaeg, Jens Petter Berg   +6 more
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Prevalence of Blood Group A2 in Northern Pakistan

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022
Objective: To determine the prevalence of A1 and A2 subgroups of blood group A in healthy blood donors of northern Pakistan. Study Design: Cross sectional study.
Muhammad Sajid Yazdani, Zeeshan Khalid, Muhammad Ali Rathore, Sarah Fatimah   +3 more
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Blood Types and Severity of COVID-19 [PDF]

Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine, 2021
Aim: Since blood types first appeared, their association with diseases caused by microorganisms has been further investigated with several studies for many years.
Burcu Ozdemir, Levent Ozdemir, Bilge Akgunduz, Murat Celik, Senem Urfali, Ayse Sema Vicdan   +5 more
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Prevalence of ABO and Rh blood groups in Alexandria city, Egypt [PDF]

Journal of Medical and Life Science, 2021
Background: Red blood cells (RBCs) or erythrocytes are differentiated from each other based on their surface antigen structures. It was Karl Landsteiner who first discovered the ABO blood group (BG) system in 1900 and rhesus (Rh) BG later, however, the ...
Ahmed Yameny
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Evaluation of Disease Severity in Relation to Blood Groups in Egyptian Patients with COVID-19 [PDF]

International Journal of Medical Arts, 2022
Background: As a new emerging pandemic, COVID-19 is a challenge facing the world. Researches are active to discover factors related to disease severity, as an effort to decrease its impact on health status and mortality.
Ali Abdelaziz Abdelkader Elghanam, Shrief Ebrahim ELghanam, Houssam Eldin Hassanin Abd Elnaby, Kamel Abd-Elghaffar Hassan   +3 more
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Expert consensus on the adjustment of blood screening strategy for alanine aminotransferase in Chinese blood donors

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), as a non-specific alternative test for hepatitis detection, was listed as a mandatory screening item for blood donors in China in the 1990s and has been continued to this day.
Blood Screening Expert Group, National Center for Clinical Laboratories
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Nepalese Blood Groups [PDF]

Nature, 1946
A RECENT tour of duty with the Army in India provided me with an opportunity of testing the blood groups of a number of Gurkha troops, natives of Nepal.
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Prevalence and distribution of serological characteristics of weak ABO subgroups in the Chinese population

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the true frequency of weak ABO subgroups and to investigate the serological characteristics of various subgroup alleles in the Chinese population.
Zhongying Wang, Sha Jin, Jiewei Zheng, Chenrui Qian, Xiaohong Caib, Dong Xiang   +5 more
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Expert consensus on technical specifications for ABO blood group detection in clinical laboratories in Shenzhen

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi
To meet the time-sensitive requirements of transfusion therapy, clinical laboratory testing for ABO blood typing must be conducted swiftly and accurately.
Blood Transfusion Branch of Shenzhen Medical Association Expert Consensus Writing Group on Technical Specifications for ABO Blood Group Detection in Clinical Laboratories in Shenzhen
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