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Blood group typing in five Afghan populations in the North Hindu-Kush region: implications for blood transfusion practice.
Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) - 1 Jun 2013
Mazières S, Temory S A, Vasseur H, Gallian P, Di Cristofaro J, Chiaroni J
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Blood incompatibility arises from individual and ethnic differences in red blood cell (RBC) antigen profiles. This underlines the importance of documenting RBC antigen variability in various ethnic groups. Central Asia is an area with a long and complex migratory history. The purpose of this article is to describe key antigen frequencies of Afghan ethnic groups in the Hindu-Kush region...
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