Alteration of RH gene structure and expression in human dCCee and DC(W)- red blood cells: Phenotypic homozygosity versus genotypic heterozygosity

Blood

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2326-2333

  Huang, Cheng Han ^a  

^a NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; CELL SUBPOPULATION; DNA RECOMBINATION; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029815713     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v88.6.2326.bloodjournal8862326     Document Type: Article

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