The RoHar antigenic complex is associated with a limited number of D epitopes and alloanti-D production: A study of three unrelated persons and their families

Transfusion

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 104-108

  Beckers, E A M ^a   Porcelijn, L ^a   Ligthart, P ^b   Vermey, H ^a   Von Dem Borne, A E G Kr ^c   Overbeeke, M A M ^b   Van Rhenen, D J ^a  

^a CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^b Ctrl Lab Blood Transfusion Service

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; BLOOD GROUP E ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; RHESUS D ANTIBODY; RHESUS D ANTIGEN; RHO(D) ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PEDIGREE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY;

EPITOPES; HUMANS; ISOANTIBODIES; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 0029664458     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1996.36296181919.x     Document Type: Article

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