K12 is located on the Kell blood group protein in proximity to K/k and Jsa/Jsb.

doi:10.1111/j.1423-0410.1995.tb02543.x

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K12 is located on the Kell blood group protein in proximity to K/k and Jsa/Jsb.

Vox sanguinis - 1 Jan 1995

Reid M E, Oyen R, Redman C M, Gillespie G, Jones J, Eckrich R

Abstract excerpt

K12 is a high-prevalence antigen, with no known antithetical partner, that is associated with the Kell blood group system. We report studies on the 5th propositus (MS) with the K:-12 phenotype and the second case to show that the K12 is inherited. The anti-K12 in his serum did not destroy antigen...

Topics

Antibodies, Monoclonal
Humans
Immunoassay
Isoantigens
Kell Blood-Group System
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Precipitin Tests

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