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The distribution of blood group antigens and alloantibodies among Chinese in Taiwan
Author(s) -
LinChu M.,
Broadberry R.E.,
Chang F.J.
Publication year - 1988
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.1537-2995.1988.28488265265.x
Subject(s) - homogeneous , blood group antigens , antigen , medicine , isoantibodies , immunology , distribution (mathematics) , mathematics , combinatorics , mathematical analysis
Most blood group antigens among Chinese people are very homogeneous (e.g., D, 99.4%; K, 0%; Fy a , 99.7%). The frequency of clinically significant alloantibodies detected by the authors' crossmatching was only 0.146 percent, suggesting that pretransfusion testing can be greatly simplified in Chinese populations.