Evans antigen: A new hybrid structure occurring on background of D·· and D-- Rh complexes

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 44-51

  Cheng, G J ^a   Chen, Y ^a   Reid, M E ^a   Huang, C H ^a  

^a NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP E ANTIGEN; RHESUS ANTIGEN; RHESUS D ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FUSION GENE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYBRID; HYBRID GENE; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOSAICISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0034053829     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.2000.7810044.x     Document Type: Article

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