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ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
Volume 8, Issue 19, Pages -Publisher
AME PUBLISHING COMPANY
DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-6504
Keywords
Kidd (Jk) blood group; DNA sequencing; single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs); genotyping
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- Wei Gao Project of the Chinese Society of Blood Transfusion [CSBTWG-2018-09]
- Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen [SZSM201811092]
- Shenzhen Key Medical Discipline [SZXK070]
- Shenzhen Science and Technology Plan Project [JCYJ20180302153621300]
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Background: The Kidd (JK) blood group is critical for clinical blood transfusion. Various methods for Jk typing have been commonly used, including urea hemolysis, serological test, and genotyping. However, the application of molecular methods has so far been restricted to selected samples and not been applied to the population-scale analysis. Methods: One hundred eighty-three blood samples, containing 174 samples collected from voluntary blood donors of Chinese Han individuals, together with 3 Jk (aw+b-) and 6 Jk (a-b-) samples, were investigated by standard serology urea hemolysis test and Sanger-sequencing. Complete coverage of exons 4-11 and intron-exon borders have been sequenced. Results: We report the frequencies of three SNPs in exon 4, 7, and intron 9. Besides, sequence analysis revealed the simultaneous DNA variants of intron 7 (-68) and exon 9 (838) found in all samples, suggesting the co-inheritance of these SNPs-taking the observed SNPs frequencies into account. Further, we discuss the potential of the sequencing technique for high-resolution genotyping. Conclusions: The described sequencing method for Jk exons delivers a genotyping technique for Jk molecular characterization. According to the co-inheritance of these DNA variants in intron 7 (-68) and exon 9 (838), and their regularity linkage with Jk phenotypes, these two sites offer a potential sequencing target for rapid and far more simplified Jk typing that can supplement routine serology and urea hemolysis tests.
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