Development of a PCR-based diagnostic assay for the determination of KEL genotype in donor blood samples

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-137

  Murphy, M T ^a,b   Fraser, R H ^a   Goddard, J P ^b  

^a Law Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic; Genotype; HDN; Kell; PCR; Restriction enzyme

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP KELL SYSTEM; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BLOOD DONORS; ERYTHROCYTES; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ISOANTIGENS; KELL BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0030158309     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.1996.d01-62.x     Document Type: Article

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