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ABO and Rh(D) phenotype frequencies of different racial/ethnic groups in the United States.
Transfusion - 1 May 2004
Garratty George, Glynn Simone A, McEntire Robin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Commonly quoted ABO/Rh(D) frequencies in the US are usually from relatively small studies with racial or ethnic categories often judged by name or appearance. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: A 10-year demographic database that contained racial or ethnic and ABO/Rh(D) phenotype data on 3.1 million allogeneic and autologous donors giving blood at five blood centers in the US was used to compute ABO and Rh(D)...
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