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Expression of A antigens on erythrocytes of weak blood group A subgroups.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Jan 1994
Heier H E, Namork E, Calkovská Z, Sandin R, Kornstad L
Abstract excerpt
Scanning immune electron microscopy using a monoclonal anti-A antibody which reacts with all type A oligosaccharide chains revealed A antigens on less than 5% of Am and Ael cells, some of which showed extremely strong labelling. This explains why Am and Ael cells can absorb significant amounts of anti-A without being agglutinated. A3 may be a heterogeneous subgroup, since A antigens were found on 82 and 58%,...
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