Prevalence of RhD variants, confirmed by molecular genotyping, in a multiethnic prenatal population

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 438-442

  Wang, Dehua ^a   Lane, Catherine ^a   Quillen, Karen ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood typing; Genotyping; Pregnancy; Prenatal; RhD variant

Indexed keywords

RHESUS D ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN AMERICANS; BRAZIL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956566856     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPSXN9HQ4DELJE     Document Type: Article

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