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The rare red cell phenotype Gerbich negative in Japanese
Author(s) -
Okubo Y.,
Yamaguchi H.,
Seno T.,
Kikuchi M.,
Abe S.,
Ishijima A.,
Daniels G.L.
Publication year - 1984
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.1537-2995.1984.24384225039.x
Subject(s) - phenotype , antibody , medicine , immunology , antigen , biology , genetics , gene
Two Japanese propositi with the rare Gerbich ‐negative (Ge‐) phenotype were found by screening serum of donors for antibodies. These are the first two examples of Ge negative in Japanese. Both had the Gerbich type of Ge‐negative phenotype (Ge: −1, −2, −3,), showed some depression of Kell system antigens, and had anti‐Ge in their sera. The parents of each of the propositi were first cousins, and one of the propositi had two Ge‐negative siblings.