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Prevalence of diego blood group Dia antigen in Mongolians: comparison with that in Japanese.
Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis - 1 Apr 2004
Komatsu Fumio, Hasegawa Kyoko, Yanagisawa Yoshiko, Kawabata Terue, Kaneko Yoshinori, Watanabe Sanae, Miyagi Shigeji, Sakuma Mitsuru, Kagawa Yasuo, Kajiwara Michiko
Abstract excerpt
The Diego blood group is composed of Di(a) and Di(b) antigens. Prevalence of the Di(a) antigen is known to be different among races. The Di(a) antigen is generally found in Oriental people. Thus, it is called a Mongoloid factor. In Japanese, the prevalence of this antigen is 8.78%. However, the prevalence in Mongolians had not previously been examined. In September of 2002, we determined this antigen among...
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