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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
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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 serologically for various Rh system antigens. Allele-specific polymerase chain reaction and sequencing of polymerase chain...
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