Genetic mechanism of human neutrophil antigen 2 deficiency and expression variations.

Human neutrophil antigen 2 (HNA-2) deficiency is a common phenotype as 3-5% humans do not express HNA-2. HNA-2 is coded by CD177 gene that associates with human myeloproliferative disorders. HNA-2 deficient individuals are prone to produce HNA-2 alloantibodies that cause a number of disorders includ...

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Main Authors: Yunfang Li, David C Mair, Randy M Schuller, Ling Li, Jianming Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-05-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4449163?pdf=render