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Duffy Blood group system(FY)

MedGen UID:
41669
•Concept ID:
C0013278
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Body System
Synonym: FY
SNOMED CT: Duffy Blood group system (115685001); ISBT system 008 (115685001); ISBT system FY (115685001)
 
Gene (location): ACKR1 (1q23.2)
 
OMIM®: 110700

Definition

A blood group consisting mainly of the antigens Fy(a) and Fy(b), determined by allelic genes, the frequency of which varies profoundly in different human groups; amorphic genes are common. [from MeSH]

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Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite variants and Duffy blood group genotypes in the Brazilian Amazon region.
Storti-Melo LM, de Souza-Neiras WC, Cassiano GC, Joazeiro AC, Fontes CJ, Bonini-Domingos CR, Couto AA, Povoa MM, de Mattos LC, Cavasini CE, Rossit AR, Machado RL
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2009 Jul;103(7):672-8. Epub 2008 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.07.018. PMID: 18804827

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