Background: Packed red blood cells (PRBCs) can be preserved for 42 days, and stored PRBCs have slow, dangerous changes over time during storage. miRNA is approximately 22 nucleotides long, a small single-stranded noncoding RNA molecule. miRNA guides by pairing bases with their downstream target mRNA to regulate negative expression.
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October 2022
Introduction: The para-Bombay phenotype, or H-deficient secretor, results from different mutations of the FUT1, with or without the FUT2 mutation. Consequently, there is an absent or weak expression of the H antigen on red blood cells (RBCs). Routine ABO blood grouping for two siblings with blood group O showed discrepant results with their parental blood group AB.
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