Rh antigens and phenotype frequencies of the Ibibio, Efik, and Ibo ethnic nationalities in Calabar, Nigeria

Immunohematology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-24

  Jeremiah, Z Awortu ^a,b   Odumody, Chris ^c  

^a Haematology Immunohaematology   (Nigeria)

^b Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^c AMLSCN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Efik; Ibibio; Ibo; Nigeria; Rh antigens; RH phenotypes

Indexed keywords

RHESUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 15344350688     PISSN: 0894203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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