Lewis blood group system review

Immunohematology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 112-118

  Combs, Martha Rae ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood group; FUT2; FUT3; H; Lewis; Secretor

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; INHERITANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALLELES; BACTERIA; ERYTHROBLASTOSIS, FETAL; ERYTHROCYTES; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; ISOANTIBODIES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEWIS BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 77649155303     PISSN: 0894203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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