ACKR1, located on chromosome 1q23. 2, is the gene that encodes a glycoprotein
expressing the Duffy blood group antigens. This gene is transcribed in two mRNA variants …

Plasmodium vivax has been largely neglected over the past century, despite a widespread
recognition of its burden across region where it is endemic. The parasite invades …

Background: Tumor-specific immune response is an important aspect of disease prognosis
and ultimately impacts treatment decisions for innovative immunotherapies. The atypical …

Individuals of African ancestry in the United States and Europe are at increased risk of
developing schizophrenia and have poorer clinical outcomes. The antipsychotic clozapine …

The proclivity of certain pre-malignant and pre-invasive breast lesions to progress while
others do not continues to perplex clinicians. Clinicians remain at a crossroads with …

Background: MNS blood group system genes GYPA and GYPB share a high degree of
sequence homology and gene structure. Homologous exchanges between GYPA and …

BACKGROUND MNS hybrid GP (B‐A‐B) glycophorins are more commonly found in
Southeast Asians and alloantibodies to antigens they carry are clinically significant …

Background and objectives Next generation sequencing (NGS) has promising applications
in transfusion medicine. Exome sequencing (ES) is increasingly used in the clinical setting …

In this study, we report a case of anti-Gerbich (Ge) alloantibody to a high-prevalence Ge
antigen in a donor with Fy (a− b−) phenotype. The alloantibody was detected in an Emirati …

BACKGROUND Blood donors whose red blood cells (RBCs) exhibit a partial RhD
phenotype, lacking some D epitopes, present as D+ in routine screening. Such phenotypes …