Rh antigen and phenotype frequencies and probable genotypes for the four main ethnic groups in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Immunohematology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 86-88

  Jeremiah, Zac Awortu ^a   Buseri, F I ^b  

^a Sch of Medical Laboratory Sciences   (Nigeria)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups in Nigeria; Rh antigens; Rh phenotypes

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; RHESUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0042887558     PISSN: 0894203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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