The expression of ABH and Lewis antigens in Brazilian semi-isolated Black communities

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 259-263

  Corvelo, Tereza Cristina Oliveira ^a   Aguiar, D C F ^a   Sagica, F E S ^a  

^a Universidade de Federal Para   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ABH secretor status; Dot blot ELISA; Lewis blood group; Semi isolated black communities

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP ABH ANTIGEN; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEGRO; PHENOTYPE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036761281     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572002000300001     Document Type: Article

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