Article
DAK, a new low-incidence antigen in the Rh blood group system.
Transfusion - 1 Oct 2003
Reid Marion E, Storry Jill R, Sausais Laima, Tossas Edith, Rios Maria, Hue-Roye Kim, Gloster Elizabeth S, Miller Scott T, Wolf Carl, Lomas-Francis Christine
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Some low-incidence antigens in the Rh blood group system (e.g., VS, Rh32, FPTT) are expressed by more than one Rh complex. We describe a new low-incidence antigen that is present on RBCs with the partial D phenotypes, DIIIa or DOL, on RN RBCs and on one example of STEM+S RBCs. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Standard hemagglutination testing was performed with two sera that agglutinated DIIIa RBCs on our...
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