Molecular background of VS and weak C expression in blacks

Transfusion

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 38-44

  Faas, B H W ^a   Beckers, E A M ^b   Wildoer, P ^a   Ligthart, P C ^a   Overbeeke, M A M ^a   Zondervan, H A ^c   Von Dem Borne, A E G Kr ^a,c   Van Der Schoot, C E ^a,c  

^a CLB   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; GUANINE; LEUCINE; PHENYLALANINE; RHESUS ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEGRO; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION;

EID: 0031035263     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1997.37197176949.x     Document Type: Article

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