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Anti-U-like: a common antibody in Black individuals.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Jul 2002
Janvier D, Lam Y, Maury J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Anti-Uz, a scarce antibody, defines a glycophorin B high-incidence antigen, which is protease-sensitive. In a few years, we have encountered 12 antibodies of similar specificity, made by Black individuals of the S- s+ U+ phenotype. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Antibodies were characterized by serological methods, with common and rare MNS types, as well as red cells treated with various...
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