The VS and V blood group polymorphisms in Africans: A serologic and molecular analysis

Transfusion

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 951-958

  Daniels, G L ^a   Faas, B H W ^b   Green, C A ^c   Smart, E ^d   Maaskant Van Wijk, P A ^e   Avent, N D ^a   Zondervan, H A ^f   Von Dem Borne, A E G Kr ^f   Van Der Schoot, C E ^g  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Bristol Inst for Transfus Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^d Natal Blood Transfusion Service   (South Africa)

^e CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^f ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g Academic Medical Center

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031671377     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1998.381098440860.x     Document Type: Article

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