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MNSs and Miltenberger Frequencies in 211 Chinese
Author(s) -
MetaxasBuehler M.,
Metaxas M. N.,
Sturgeon Ph.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1975.tb00524.x
Subject(s) - analogy , vicia , medicine , biology , philosophy , vicia faba , botany , linguistics
. In serial MNSs tests on blood samples from 211 Chinese, 10 Mi(a+) were found, 9 of which were shown to belong to Miltenberger cell class III (Mi·III); it was assumed by analogy that this also applies to the tenth. The frequency of Mi·III in this Chinese series is thus 4.7%, almost 500 times higher than in Whites. Seventy persons in the series were tested for the Stones antigen: 2 St(a+) were observed. Attention is drawn to the ‘variant N’ reactions of M Mi·III blood: positive with Vicia graminea extract, weakly positive with rabbit, negative with human anti‐N. The reactions can be a source of error in MN tests on Chinese bloods.