Varied distribution of RhD epitopes in the Indian population

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 169-171

  Kulkarni, S S ^a   Gupte, S C ^a   Vasantha, Kulkarni ^a   Mohanty, D ^a   Ghosh, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOHAEMATOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTISERUM; RHESUS D ANTIGEN; ALLOANTIBODY; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGEN; RHO(D) ANTIBODY; RHO(D) ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUP; INCIDENCE; PILOT STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; DEMOGRAPHY; EPITOPES; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; ISOANTIBODIES; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION GROUPS; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 38449116083     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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