Article
The VS and V blood group polymorphisms in Africans: a serologic and molecular analysis.
Transfusion - 1 Oct 1998
Daniels G L, Faas B H, Green C A, Smart E, Maaskant-van Wijk P A, Avent N D, Zondervan H A, von dem Borne A E, van der Schoot C E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: VS and V are common red cell antigens in persons of African origin. The molecular background of these Rh system antigens is poorly understood. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Red cells from 100 black South Africans and 43 black persons from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, were typed serological...
Topics
- Alleles
- Black People
- Blood Donors
- Codon
- England
- Humans
- Hybrid Cells
- Netherlands
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Rh-Hr Blood-Group System