Article
Comparison of the Lewis phenotypes among the different population groups of Taiwan.
Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) - 1 Sept 1996
Broadberry R E, Lin M
Abstract excerpt
In Caucasians, three red cell Lewis phenotypes are observed, namely Le (a+b-), Le (a-b+) and Le (a-b-). For Chinese living in Taiwan the Le (a+b-) phenotype is replaced by the Le (a+b+) phenotype so that the three red cell Lewis phenotypes observed in Chinese are Le (a+b+), Le (a-b+) and Le (a-b-...
Topics
- Asian People
- Black People
- China
- Erythrocyte Membrane
- Ethnicity
- Fucosyltransferases
- Gene Frequency
- Humans
- Lewis Blood Group Antigens
- Phenotype
- Salivary Proteins and Peptides
- Taiwan
- White People
- Galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase