目的:对1例ABO正反定型不一致患者的血标本进行鉴定,并探索其潜在的分子机制。方法:血清学标准方法鉴定ABO血型,并进行血浆总体A糖基转移酶(glucanotransferase,GTA)活性测定。对ABO基因7个外显子及其侧翼序列行PCR扩增、直接测序或克隆后测序分析。结果:本例血清学鉴定为AxB亚型;血浆总体GTA活性明显下降(效价为±);ABO基因外显子1的第2位核苷酸存在T>C错义突变。结论:ABO基因c.2T>C突变导致翻译起始位点被跨膜结构域或茎区域中的Met替代,从而形成N端截短的GTA的表达,进而引起此例患者AxB表型。
Objective: To identify ABO blood group of an ABO discrepancy sample and explore the underlying molecular mechanism. Methods: Serological ABO blood group typing including total plasma GTA transfer capacity was performed. ABO gene was analyzed by PCR amplification and direct sequencing or sequencing after cloning of 7 exons and their flanking regions. Results: AxB subgroup was serologically identified in this subject. Plasma total GTA transfer capacity was remarkably reduced in this subject(titer±). A single mutation T>C was identified at the +2 position of exon 1 of an ABO*A101 allele. Conclusions: ABO gene c.2T>C mutation may cause AxB subgroup by affecting the initial translation start site or replacing it by Met in the transmembrane domain or stem region.
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