Fig. 1

Prevalence of the RBC phenotypes in specified populations
| RBC phenotype | Prevalence (%) | Population | Size of study/ies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sd(a−) | 9 (2–4 in other tissue) | British | 290 and 144 |
| Sd(a+) | 91 | British | |
| Cad | 0–0.07 | French | 250,000* and 78,526* |
| 0.03 | Japanese | 51,429* and 3183† | |
| 0.14 | Canadian | 1425* | |
| 0.26 | Thai | 14,261* |
Summary of the current knowledge on the genetic basis of null phenotypes in the SID blood group system (International Society of Blood Transfusion system number 038)6
| Phenotype | Allele name | Nucleotide change† | rs number | Exon/intron | Resulting amino acid change† | Accession number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SID:1 or Sd(a+) | SID*01 | … | … | … | … | AJ517770 |
| Sd(a−) | SID*01N.01‡ | c.1396T>C | rs7224888 | E10 | p.Cys466Arg | MK765047 |
| Sd(a−) | SID*01N.02 | c.1134+5G>A | rs72835417 | i8 | Splice-site defect predicted | MK797056 |
| Sd(a−) | SID*01N.03 | c.1307A>G | rs148441237 | E10 | p.Glu436Arg | MK765048 |
| Sd(a−) | SID*01N.04 | c.1567C>T | rs61743617 | E11 | p.Arg523Trp | MK765049 |