title: Two familial cases of dissociation of saliva Lea levels and erythrocyte Lewis types.
abstract: Two familial cases in which the saliva Lea levels were seen to dissociate with the donors' red blood cell (RBC) Lewis types are reported. In case 1, the saliva from a donor with an RBC type of Le(a+b-) contained a low level of Lea antigen. A low Lea level was also observed in the saliva from this proband's father who has an RBC type of Le(a+b-). In case 2, the saliva from a donor with an RBC type of Le(a-b+) contained a high level of Lea antigen. High Lea levels were also present in the saliva of this proband's father and brothers with an RBC type of Le(a-b+).
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nakasono
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Narita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukazaki
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Muta
mesh_terms: D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D007519:Isoantigens / Q000032:analysis; D007983:Lewis Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D012463:Saliva / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007519:Isoantigens; D007983:Lewis Blood Group Antigens