Kell blood group antigen (kell blood group system, KEL)

Polymorphism

• the molecular basis of the K=KEL1/k=KEL2 blood group antigens is a single variation in position 193 of the kell blood group glycoprotein (KEL)
• Thr-193 corresponds to KEL2 & Met-193 to KEL1
• the molecular basis of the Kpa=KEL3/Kpb=KEL4/Kpc=KEL21 blood group antigens is a single variation in position 281; Arg-281 corresponds to KEL4, Trp-281 to KEL3 & Gln-281 to KEL21
• the molecular basis of the Jsa=KEL6/Jsb=KEL7 blood group antigens is a single variation in position 597; Leu-597 corresponds to KEL7 & Pro-597 to KEL6
• the molecular basis of the KEL11/KEL17 blood group antigens is a single variation in position 302; Val-302 corresponds to KEL11 & Ala-302 to KEL17
• the molecular basis of the KEL14/KEL24 blood group antigens is a single variation in position 180; Arg-180 corresponds to KEL14 & Pro-180 to KEL24

More general terms

• blood group antigen

Additional terms

• kell blood group glycoprotein; CD238 (KEL)