Molecular basis for p blood group phenotype in China [3]

Transfusion

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 136-138

  Yan, Lixing ^a   Zhu, Faming ^a   Xu, Xianguo ^a   Zantek, Nicole D ^b  

^a BLOOD CENTER OF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE   (China)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; BLOOD GROUP P SYSTEM; CHINA; EXON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; LETTER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0842281744     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0041-1132.2004.00616.x     Document Type: Letter

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