RHD genotyping in weak D phenotypes by multiple polymerase chain reactions

Transfusion

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 434-440

  Legler, T J ^a   Maas, J H ^a   Blaschke, V ^a   Malekan, M ^b   Ohto, H ^c   Lynen, R ^a   Bustami, N ^a   Schwartz, D W M ^b   Mayr, W R ^b   Kohler M ^a   Panzer, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RHESUS D ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; JAPAN; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 17144467015     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1998.38598297211.x     Document Type: Article

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