RHD alleles in Brazilian blood donors with weak D or D-negative phenotypes

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 84-89

  Cruz, B R ^a   Chiba, A K ^a   Moritz, E ^a   Bordin, J O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genes; Rh system; RHD gene; RhD phenotype

Indexed keywords

RHESUS D ANTIGEN;

BLOOD DONOR; BRAZIL; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MISSENSE MUTATION; NONSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

ALLELES; BLOOD DONORS; BRAZIL; EXONS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; INTRONS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 84858796209     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2011.01129.x     Document Type: Review

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