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Extended red blood cell antigens and phenotypes in Burkina Faso: potential issues to design local population-sourced red blood cell reagent panels.
Immunohematology - 1 Apr 2023
Sawadogo S, Nebie K, Ouedraogo S K A, Traore C, Koulidiati J, Nikiema-Minoungou M, Koala N G, Kafando E, Deneys V
Abstract excerpt
To date, 43 blood group systems with 349 red blood cell (RBC) antigens have been recognized. The study of their distribution is useful for blood services to improve their supply strategies for providing blood of rare phenotypes, but also to design indigenous RBC panels for alloantibody screening and identification. In Burkina Faso, the distribution of extended blood group antigens is not known. This study aimed...
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