Collaborative study of irregular erythrocyte antibodies in Japan: Results from the Japanese study group of allo-immunity and antigen diversity in Asian populations

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-8

  Takeshita, Akihiro ^a   Watanabe, Hiroko ^a   Fijihara, Harumi ^a   Oshida, Machiko ^b   Yurugi, Kimiko ^c   Tomoda, Yutaka ^d   Uchikawa, Makoto ^e   Kino, Shuichi ^d   Ohto, Hitoshi ^e  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^e FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP M ANTIBODY; DI A ANTIBODY; E+C ANTIBODY; E+JK A ANTIBODY; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIBODY; FY B ANTIBODY; JK(A) ANTIBODY; JR A ANTIBODY; LE A ANTIBODY; LE B ANTIBODY; P1 ANTIBODY; RHESUS D ANTIBODY; RHESUS E ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOIMMUNITY; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY;

ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; JAPAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 77955418797     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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