DEL in China: the D antigen among serologic RhD-negative individuals.

Abstract excerpt

BACKGROUND: Providing RhD-negative red cell transfusions is a challenge in East Asia, represented by China, Korea, and Japan, where the frequency of RhD-negative is the lowest in the world. FINDINGS: Among 56 ethnic groups in China, the RhD-negative frequency in Han, the prevalent ethnicity, is 0.5% or less, similar to most other ethnic groups. The Uyghur ethnic group has the highest reported RhD-negative...

Topics

• Alleles
• China
• Humans
• Japan
• Phenotype
• Republic of Korea