Jk(a-b-) phenotype screening by the urea lysis test in Thai blood donors

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-20

  Deelert, Suparat ^a   Thippayaboon, Pattrawan ^a   Sriwai, Wimolpak ^a   Sriwanitchrak, Pramote ^a   Tubrod, Jintana ^b   Kupatawintu, Pawinee ^b   Nathalang, Oytip ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Jk(a b ) phenotype; Thai blood donors; Urea lysis test

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP ANTIGEN; JK(A B) ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYTOLYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; SCREENING; THAILAND;

BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDD BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; THAILAND; UREA;

EID: 74549225071     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2009.0104-09     Document Type: Article

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