Yt antigen system explained

The Yt antigen system (also known as Cartwright) is present on the membrane of red blood cells and helps determine a person's blood type. The antigens are found on the protein acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme which helps break down acetylcholine.[1] The Yt system features two alleles, Yt(a) and Yt(b). Antibodies against the Yt system can lead to transfusion reactions such as hemolytic anemia.

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  1. Bartels . CF . Zelinski . T . Lockridge . O . Mutation at codon 322 in the human acetylcholinesterase (ACHE) gene accounts for YT blood group polymorphism . American Journal of Human Genetics . 52 . 5 . 928–36 . 1993 . 8488842 . 1682033 .