IgG anti-Jk(a)/Jk(b) antibodies are unlikely to fix complement

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-140

  Yates, J ^a   Howell, P ^a   Overfield, J ^b   Voak, D ^c   Downie, D M ^c   Austin, E B ^a  

^a Manchester Blood Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c East Anglian Blood Center   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical potential; Complement; IgG antibody; Kidd system

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP KIDD SYSTEM; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY;

ANTIBODIES; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KIDD BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 0031595027     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.1998.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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