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A New Antigen, McC a (McCoy), and Its Relationship to Kn a (Knops)
Author(s) -
Molthan L.,
Moulds J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1978.18579036386.x
Subject(s) - antigen , population , medicine , immunology , chemistry , environmental health
The antigen McC a is detected in 98.5 and 96.7 per cent of the American Caucasian and Negro populations respectively. In population studies with anti‐McC a and anti‐Kn a , a strong association was demonstrated between the two antigens, with 53 per cent of McC(a–) samples being Kn(a–) compared with a reported frequency for Kn(a–) of only 0.19 per cent.