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Red blood cell phenotype matching for various ethnic groups.
Immunohematology - 1 Jan 2011
Badjie Karafa S W, Tauscher Craig D, van Buskirk Camille M, Wong Clare, Jenkins Sarah M, Smith Carin Y, Stubbs James R
Abstract excerpt
Patients requiring chronic transfusion support are at risk of alloimmunization after red blood cell (RBC) transfusion because of a disparity between donor and recipient antigen profiles. This research explored the probability of obtaining an exact extended phenotype match between blood donors randomly selected from our institution and patients randomly selected from particular ethnic groups. Blood samples from...
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