HLA, GM, KM, and Diego blood group typing of Chippewa Indians.

doi:10.1046/j.1537-2995.1990.30891020334.x

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HLA, GM, KM, and Diego blood group typing of Chippewa Indians.

Transfusion - 1 Oct 1990

Lee T D, Zhao T M, Chow M P, Lee G

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This is the first report characterizing HLA antigen distribution in North American Indians of the Chippewa tribe. One hundred seventy-four Chippewa from Minnesota underwent HLA-A,B,C,DR, and DQ typing in a search for a single unrelated bone marrow donor. The high matching rate of this successful...

Topics

Blood Group Antigens
Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
HLA Antigens
Humans
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains
Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains
Indians, North American
Phenotype

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