A novel nonsense variant in RHAG underlies a Nordic Rhnull phenotype.
(2023) In Vox Sanguinis 118(8). p.690-694- Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The extremely rare Rh
null phenotype is characterized by the absence of all Rh antigens on erythrocytes. It is divided into the regulator and amorph types based on the underlying genetic background. The more common regulator type depends on critical variants silencing RHAG, which encodes RhAG glycoprotein, necessary for RhD/RhCE expression. Rh
null cells have altered expression of glycophorin B and LW glycoprotein.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four unrelated Rh
null individuals were investigated. Serological testing was performed according to standard blood bank practice. RHD/RHCE and S/s allele-specific Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) genotyping was done on genomic DNA using in-house PCR... (More)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The extremely rare Rh
null phenotype is characterized by the absence of all Rh antigens on erythrocytes. It is divided into the regulator and amorph types based on the underlying genetic background. The more common regulator type depends on critical variants silencing RHAG, which encodes RhAG glycoprotein, necessary for RhD/RhCE expression. Rh
null cells have altered expression of glycophorin B and LW glycoprotein.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four unrelated Rh
null individuals were investigated. Serological testing was performed according to standard blood bank practice. RHD/RHCE and S/s allele-specific Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) genotyping was done on genomic DNA using in-house PCR assays. RHAG, and in some cases also RHD/RHCE, were sequenced. Initial s phenotyping results triggered additional serological investigation.
RESULTS: Anti-Rh29 was identified in all four individuals. Extended typing with anti-S and anti-s showed that the three samples predicted to type as s+ failed to react with 2 of 5 anti-s. Sequence analysis of all 10 RHAG exons and the immediate intron/exon boundaries revealed a single nucleotide variant in the 3'-end of intron 6, c.946 -2a>g in all samples. RHD/RHCE showed no alterations.
CONCLUSION: A novel Nordic Rh
(Less)
null allele was identified. In addition, it was shown that s+ Rh
null red blood cells are not only U- but also have qualitative changes in their s antigen expression.
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- Hellberg, Åsa LU ; Arsenovic, Mirjana Grujic ; Sørvoll, Ingvild Hausberg ; Lubenow, Norbert ; Sareneva, Inna ; Haimila, Katri ; Nordström, Magnus ; Olsson, Martin L LU and Storry, Jill R LU
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- 2023-06-02
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- Vox Sanguinis
- volume
- 118
- issue
- 8
- pages
- 690 - 694
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- Wiley-Blackwell
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- scopus:85161408202
- pmid:37265146
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- 1423-0410
- DOI
- 10.1111/vox.13478
- language
- English
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- yes
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- © 2023 The Authors. Vox Sanguinis published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Blood Transfusion.
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