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Serological weak D phenotypes: a review and guidance for interpreting the RhD blood type using the RHD genotype.
British journal of haematology - 1 Oct 2017
Sandler S Gerald, Chen Leonard N, Flegel Willy A
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 0·2-1% of routine RhD blood typings result in a "serological weak D phenotype." For more than 50 years, serological weak D phenotypes have been managed by policies to protect RhD-negative women of child-bearing potential from exposure to weak D antigens. Typically, blood donors with a serological weak D phenotype have been managed as RhD-positive, in contrast to transfusion recipients and pregnant...
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