Primary anti-D immunization by weak D type 2 RBCs

Transfusion

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 428-434

  Flegel, Willy A ^a   Khull, S R ^b   Wagner, F F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; RHESUS D ANTIBODY;

AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; QUALITY CONTROL;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BLOOD DONORS; EPITOPES; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; ISOANTIGENS; MALE; RH ISOIMMUNIZATION;

EID: 0034012945     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2000.40040428.x     Document Type: Article

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