The donor cross-specificity of human blood group A- and B-synthesizing glycosyltransferases

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-10

  Polakowski, Robert ^a   Yazer, Mark ^b   Palcic, Monica M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ABO blood group; Blood group A N acetylgalactosaminyltransferase; Blood group B galactosaminyltransferase; cis AB; trans AB

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ALLELE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD GROUP A; BLOOD GROUP B; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 21744432891     PISSN: 16603796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082127     Document Type: Review

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