RHD gene polymorphisms in alloimmunized RhD-negative individuals with high rate of racial admixture

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 113-116

  Martin, Fábio O ^a   de Menezes, Sidnéia S ^b   Chiba, Akemi K ^a   Langhi, Dante M ^b   Nardozza, Luciano M M ^a   Chiattone, Carlos S ^b   Bordin, José O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti D alloantibody; PCR; Polymorphisms; RHD gene; RHD

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; GENOMIC DNA; RHESUS D ANTIBODY;

ALLOIMMUNITY; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EXON; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ISOANTIBODIES; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 84873204559     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: 18781683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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