Paper Info
Title
Bgmut: Ncbi Dbrbc Database Of Allelic Variations Of Genes Encoding Antigens Of Blood Group Systems
Abstract
Analogous to human leukocyte antigens, blood group antigens are surface markers on the erythrocyte cell membrane whose structures differ among individuals and which can be serologically identified. The Blood Group Antigen Gene Mutation Database (BGMUT) is an online repository of allelic variations in genes that determine the antigens of various human blood group systems. The database is manually curated with allelic information collated from scientific literature and from direct submissions from research laboratories. Currently, the database documents sequence variations of a total of 1251 alleles of all 40 gene loci that together are known to affect antigens of 30 human blood group systems. When available, information on the geographic or ethnic prevalence of an allele is also provided. The BGMUT website also has general information on the human blood group systems and the genes responsible for them. BGMUT is a part of the dbRBC resource of the National Center for Biotechnology Information, USA, and is available online at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/gv/rbc/xslcgi.fcgi?cmd=bgmut. The database should be of use to members of the transfusion medicine community, those interested in studies of genetic variation and related topics such as human migrations, and students as well as members of the general public.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1093/nar/gkr958
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
Keywords
Field
DocType
alleles,genetic variation
Blood type,Transfusion medicine,Antigen Gene,Allele,Gene,Biology,Genetic variation,Human leukocyte antigen,Genetics,Locus (genetics),Database
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
40
D1
0305-1048
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.58
4
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Santosh Kumar Patnaik120.58
Wolfgang Helmberg2750132.03
Olga O. Blumenfeld320.58