DNA Sequencing and Screening for Point Mutations in the Human Lewis (FUT3) Gene Enables Molecular Genotyping of the Human Lewis Blood Group System
- 1 February 1996
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Vox Sanguinis
- Vol. 70 (2) , 97-103
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1423-0410.1996.tb01300.x
Abstract
The human Lewis gene encodes an alpha(1,3/1,4)-fucosyltransferase responsible for synthesis of the Le(a) and a Le(b) antigens. To define the molecular background for non-functional Lewis genes we have sequenced PCR-amplified DNA fragments from two Le(a-b-) individuals. One was homozygously mutated at nucleotides 202(T --> C) and 314 (C --> T), altering Trp68 to Arg and Thr105 to Met, and the other was homozygously mutated at nucleotides 59 (T --> G) and 1067 (T --> A), altering Leu20 to Arg and Ile356 to Lys. Using PCR we screened for these and additionally one other mutation at nucleotide 508 (G --> A) among 40 Caucasians. Of 15 Le(a-b-) individuals, 7 typed as le59/1067le202/314, 4 as le202/314le202/314 and 1 as le59/1067le59/1067. Of 21 Le(a-b+) and 4 Le(a+b-), 17 typed as LeLe and 7 as Lele202/314. A pedigree study of 8 Lewis-positive individuals showed that the mutations at nucleotides 202 and 314 were located on the same allele.Keywords
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