Prevalence of Diego blood group antigen and the antibody in three ethnic population groups in Klang valley of Malaysia

Prevalence of Diego blood group antigen and the antibody in three ethnic population groups in Klang valley of Malaysia

Background: Diego blood group antigen, Di(a), is very rare among Caucasians and Blacks, but relatively common among the South American Indians and Asians of Mongolian origin. The antibody to Di(a) is clinically significant to cause hemolytic disease in a new-born or hemolytic transfusion reaction. O...

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Main Authors: Cheong Tar Wei, Faisal Muti Al-Hassan, Norris Naim, Aishah Knight, Sanmukh R Joshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
Subjects:
Anti-Di(a)
Di(a)
Klang Valley
Malaysia
prevalence
Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2013;volume=7;issue=1;spage=26;epage=28;aulast=Wei

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