GROUP B

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does group B mean? 

• GROUP B (noun)
  The noun GROUP B has 1 sense:

1. the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen

  Familiarity information: GROUP B used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GROUP B (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

B; group B; type B

Hypernyms ("group B" is a kind of...):

blood group; blood type (human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens)

 Context examples 

Nuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 1 (470 aa, ~52 kDa) is encoded by the human NR0B1 gene.

(Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 0 Group B Member 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Nuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 2 (257 aa, ~28 kDa) is encoded by the human NR0B2 gene.

(Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 0 Group B Member 2, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes Fanconi anemia group B protein, may be involved in the modulation of both protein ubiquitination and DNA repair.

(FANCB wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

One of the two pairs in the second group (or group B) of human chromosomes according to the current classification for humans.

(Chromosome 4, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

This allele, which encodes nuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 1 protein, is involved in the regulation of both transcription and receptor-mediated signal transduction.

(NR0B1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Categorization for likelihood of perinatal transmission of group B Streptococcus to neonate.

(Group B Streptococcus Risk, NCI Thesaurus)

For example, you may need to take antibiotics if you develop an infection with group B strep, or take medicines if you have genital herpes.

(Infections and Pregnancy, NIH)

Fanconi anemia group B protein (859 aa, ~98 kDa) is encoded by the human FANCB gene.

(Fanconi Anemia Group B Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

It is caused in some cases by mutations in the Cockayne syndrome group B gene, CSB/ERCC6, or the xeroderma pigmentosum genes: XPD/ERCC2, XPG/ERCC5, XPF/ERCC1, which are all involved in the transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair pathway of DNA repair.

(Cerebrooculofacioskeletal Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)