Rh phenotypes of Chinese blood donors in Hong Kong, with special reference to weak D antigens.

doi:10.1046/j.1537-2995.1993.33493242645.x

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Rh phenotypes of Chinese blood donors in Hong Kong, with special reference to weak D antigens.

Transfusion - 1 Apr 1993

Mak K H, Yan K F, Cheng S S, Yuen M Y

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Among Hong Kong Chinese blood donors, 99.71 percent were found to be D+. Of these, 55.02 percent were of the phenotype CCDee. The Du phenotype was found to be present in 0.016 percent. Among the 0.27 percent who were apparently D-, 0.079 percent were of the Del phenotype, while the remaining 0.19...

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Blood Donors
China
Hong Kong
Humans
Incidence
Japan
Phenotype
Rh-Hr Blood-Group System

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