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KEL gene

Known as: CD238, KELL BLOOD GROUP GLYCOPROTEIN, KEL 
 
National Institutes of Health

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1959-2017
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Kell Blood-Group System

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1959-2018
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KEL gene
Kell Blood-Group System

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2014
2014
Transfusion of murine red blood cells expressing the human KEL glycoprotein induces clinically significant alloantibodies.
BACKGROUND Red blood cell (RBC) alloantibodies to nonself antigens may develop after transfusion or pregnancy, leading to… (More)
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2013
2013
Alloantibodies to a paternally derived RBC KEL antigen lead to hemolytic disease of the fetus/newborn in a murine model.
Exposure to nonself red blood cell (RBC) antigens, either from transfusion or pregnancy, may result in alloimmunization and… (More)
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2013
2013
Identification of novel silent KEL alleles causing KEL:-5 (Ko) phenotype or discordance between KEL:1,-2 phenotype/KEL*01/02 genotype.
BACKGROUND The Kell system, encoded by the KEL gene, is one of the most clinically important blood group systems. Molecular… (More)
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2011
2011
Identification of RHCE and KEL alleles in large cohorts of Afro-Caribbean and Comorian donors by multiplex SNaPshot and fragment assays: a transfusion support for sickle cell disease patients.
To lower the alloimmunization risk following transfusion in blacks, we developed two genotyping assays for large-scale screening… (More)
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2009
2009
A novel KEL*1,3 allele with weak Kell antigen expression confirming the cis-modifier effect of KEL3.
BACKGROUND KEL1 (K) is the most immunogenic red blood cell antigen of the Kell blood group system. The frequently occurring anti… (More)
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2006
2006
Molecular basis of two novel high-prevalence antigens in the Kell blood group system, KALT and KTIM.
BACKGROUND The Kell blood group system consists of 25 antigens that result from single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Most polymorphic… (More)
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2002
2002
Heterozygosity for two novel null alleles of the KEL gene causes the Kell-null phenotype in a Japanese woman.
The Kell-null (Ko) phenotype is rare and it does not express the Kell antigens on erythrocyte membranes. Recently, several… (More)
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2002
2002
Blood group antigen profile predicted by molecular biology-use of real-time polymerase chain reaction to genotype important KEL, JK,RHD, and RHCE alleles.
The most clinically important blood group systems in transfusion medicine, excluding the ABO system, are the RH, Kell, and Kidd… (More)
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2001
2001
Molecular basis of the Kell-null phenotype: a mutation at the splice site of human KEL gene abolishes the expression of Kell blood group antigens.
The Kell blood group system is polymorphic, and 23 antigens have been defined to date. The Kell antigens are located on a single… (More)
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1996
1996
Development of a PCR-based diagnostic assay for the determination of KEL genotype in donor blood samples.
The polymorphism which determines expression of Kell and Cellano antigens on the redcell surface has been reported to be a single… (More)
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