Evolutionary genetics of the human Rh blood group system

Human Genetics

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1205-1216

  Perry, George H ^a,b   Xue, Yali ^c   Smith, Richard S ^b   Meyer, Wynn K ^d   Çalışkan, Minal ^d   Yanez Cuna, Omar ^b,e   Lee, Arthur S ^b   Gutiérrez Arcelus, María ^b,e   Ober, Carole ^d   Hollox, Edward J ^f   Tyler Smith, Chris ^c   Lee, Charles ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE MAP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84862753535     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-012-1147-5     Document Type: Review

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