Distribution and molecular basis of A2 subtype in Guangzhou blood donors
	    		
		   		
		   			
		   		
	    	
    	 
    	10.13303/j.cjbt.issn.1004-549x.2022.08.014
   		
        
        	
        		- VernacularTitle:广州献血人群中A2亚型的分布及分子机制研究
 
        	
        	
        	
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			        		Kejun HUANG
			        		
			        		
			        		
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			        		Ling WEI
			        		
			        		
			        		
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			        		Guangping LUO
			        		
			        		
			        		
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			        		Chong CHEN
			        		
			        		
			        		
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			        		Author Information
			        		
		        		
		        		
			        		
			        		
			        			1. Guangzhou Blood Center, Guangzhou 510091, China
			        		
		        		
	        		
        		 
        	
        	
        	
        		- Publication Type:Journal Article
 
        	
        	
        		- Keywords:
        			
	        			
	        				
	        				
			        		
				        		A2 subtype;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		ABO gene;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		A2 allele
			        		
			        		
	        			
        			
        		
 
        	
            
            
            	- From:
	            		
	            			Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion
	            		
	            		 2022;35(8):837-839
	            	
            	
 
            
            
            	- CountryChina
 
            
            
            	- Language:Chinese
 
            
            
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		        	Abstract:
			       	
			       		
				        
				        	【Objective】 To investigate the distribution and molecular basis of A2 subtype among blood donors in Guangzhou. 【Methods】 Whole blood samples of 793 group A blood donors in Guangzhou Blood Center were randomly collected. A2 subtype was screened by anti-A1 lectin in 96-well plate, and ABO typing was confirmed by the tube test. Then, the genomic DNA of A2 subtype blood donors was extracted, and the exons 6-7 of ABO gene were sequenced to determine the genotype of A2 subtype. 【Results】 Among 793 group A blood donors, there were 13 cases of A2 subtype, and the frequency in group A was 1.64%(13/793). The sequencing results of exons 6-7 of ABO gene showed that 10 of the 13 A2 subtypes carried A2 alleles, which were ABO*A2.05/ ABO*O.01.01 (n=5), ABO*A2.05/ ABO*O.01.02(n=2), ABO*A2.01/ABO*O.01.01(n=1) and ABO*A2.01/ ABO*O.01.02(n=2), respectively. The other 3 cases only carried ABO*A1.02 alleles. 【Conclusion】 The main genotype of A2 subtype in Guangzhou is ABO*A2.05, followed by ABO*A2.01.