Correlation between serology and genetics of weak D types in Denmark

Transfusion

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 187-193

  Christiansen, Mette ^a   Samuelsen, Betina ^a   Christiansen, Lene ^a   Morbjerg, Trine ^a   Bredahl, Conny ^a   Grunnet, Niels ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHESUS D ANTIBODY; RHESUS D ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPATIBILITY; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP RH; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS; PROTEIN VARIANT; SEROLOGY; SEROTYPING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; DENMARK; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 37549039466     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01504.x     Document Type: Article

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