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Studies of the Diego blood group among Mexican‐Americans
Author(s) -
EdwardsMoulds J. M.,
Alperin J. B.
Publication year - 1986
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.1537-2995.1986.26386209376.x
Subject(s) - umbilical cord , medicine , demography , gerontology , immunology , sociology
Di a occurs with a frequency of 8.2 to 14.7 percent in Mexican‐Americans living in three Texas communities. Of 4225 blood samples tested, only six (0.14%) were Di(a+b‐), and none of 2540 samples was Di(a‐b‐). In other studies, 1 of 525 random white blood donors was Di(a+), and Di b was well developed in 100 random umbilical cord blood samples.