Molecular basis of the D variant phenotypes DNU and D(II) allows localization of critical amino acids required for expression of Rh D epitopes epD3, 4 and 9 to the sixth external domain of the Rh D protein

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 366-371

  Avent, Neil D ^a   Jones, Jeffrey W ^a   Liu, Wendy ^a   Scott, Marion L ^a   Voak, Douglas ^a   Flegel, Willy A ^b   Wagner, Franz F ^b   Green, Charles ^c  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

epitope mapping; Rh D antigen

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; RHESUS D ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; EPITOPE MAPPING; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030923358     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.632710.x     Document Type: Article

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