Serologic characteristics of H-deficient phenotypes among Chinese in Hong Kong

Transfusion

Volumn 36, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 994-999

  Mak, K H ^a   Lubenko, A ^b   Greenwell, P ^c   Voak, D ^d   Yan, K F ^a   Poole, J ^b  

^a Hong Kong Red Cross Blood T S   (Hong Kong)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP ABH ANTIGEN; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE; ULEX EUROPAEUS AGGLUTININ;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHENOTYPE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0029804785     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1996.36111297091745.x     Document Type: Article

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