Molecular genetics of glycophorin MNS variants

Transfusion Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 357-365

  Blumenfeld, O O ^a   Huang, C H ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycophorins; Homologous recombinations; MNSs blood groups; Polymorphisms; Red cells

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GLYCOPHORIN; MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR;

BLOOD GROUP MNSS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE CONVERSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; RNA SPLICING;

EID: 0030795831     PISSN: 12467820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1246-7820(97)80041-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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