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KEL*02 alleles with alterations in and around exon 8 in individuals with apparent KEL:1,-2 phenotypes.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Aug 2010
Wester E S, Steffensen R, Ligthart P C, Vad J, de Haas M, Storry J R, Olsson M L
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Antibodies to antigens in the Kell blood group system, especially anti-KEL1, are involved in both haemolytic disease of the newborn and foetus and haemolytic transfusion reactions. Correct typing results are important and discrepancies between serologic and genetic typing must be resolved. Here, we describe the investigation of three healthy individuals who were initially phenotyped as...
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