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A flexible array format for large-scale, rapid blood group DNA typing.
Transfusion - 1 May 2005
Hashmi Ghazala, Shariff Tasmia, Seul Michael, Vissavajjhala Prabhakar, Hue-Roye Kim, Charles-Pierre Dalisay, Lomas-Francis Christine, Chaudhuri Asok, Reid Marion E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Typing for blood group antigens is currently performed by hemagglutination. The necessary reagents are becoming costly and limited in availability, and the methods are labor-intensive. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of the use of large-scale DNA analysis in a microarray as a substitute for blood group typing. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: DNA, extracted from blood samples that...
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