ArticleSaudi journal of medicine & medical sciences
Molecular Background of RhD-positive and RhD-negative Phenotypes in a Saudi Population.
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- Prevalence of Serologic Weak D Phenotype in Iranian Blood Donors: A Nationwide Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- A prospective study of non-invasive preimplantation genetic testing for Rh status, sex prediction and mtDNA copy number analysis using ddPCR on spent culture media.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2026Article
- Rhesus Box as the Primary Mechanism of RHD Gene Deletion in RhD-Negative Blood Donors from Eastern Iran.International journal of hematology-oncology and stem cell research · 2026Article
- Characterisation of RHD and RHCE variations in blood donors from Jazan Province, Southwestern Saudi Arabia.Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: The Objectives: The aim of this study was to gain insights into the molecular basis of RhD-positive and RhD-negative phenotypes in Saudi donors. Materials and Methods: Conventional serological tests were used to determine the Rh phenotypes in 136 Saudi donors by typing D, C, c, E, and e antigens. Multiplex-PCR and Single Specific Primer-PCR were used to detect the presence of exons 3, 4, and 7 and the Results: Of the 136 samples, 70 were RhD positive and 66 were RhD negative. None of the RhD-negative donors had any of the three tested exons, whereas the Conclusions: The study findings indicate that Saudis with the RhD-negative phenotype are likely to have an entire
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