Article
Postnatal development of red cell Le(a) and Le(b) antigens in Chinese infants.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Jan 1994
Lin M, Shieh S H
Abstract excerpt
Lewis phenotyping of 487 blood samples from Chinese newborn infants and young children, revealed that 50% of cord cells were Le(a-b+) and 50% Le(a-b-). The weak Leb antigen of Le(a-b+) cord cells is most likely produced by the newborn infant rather than of maternal origin and it appears that thes...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Asian People
- Child
- China
- Fetal Blood
- Gene Frequency
- Genes
- Hematopoietic System
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Lewis Blood Group Antigens
- Phenotype
- White People