Blood group A1 and A2 revisited: An immunochemical analysis

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-61

  Svensson, L ^a,c   Rydberg, L ^a   De Mattos, L C ^b   Henry, S M ^c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ABO; Glycolipids; Immunochemical; Monoclonal antibody; Subgroups

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIPID; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP A; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; EPITOPES; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; GLYCOLIPIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; ISOENZYMES; LEWIS BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINYLTRANSFERASES; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 57449090641     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2008.01112.x     Document Type: Article

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