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An Example of ‘Naturally Occurring’ Anti‐Js a (K6) in a Japanese Female
Author(s) -
Ito Kazuhiko,
Mukumoto Yoshiki,
Konishi Hitomi
Publication year - 1979
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.1423-0410.1979.tb02315.x
Subject(s) - medicine , biology , chemistry , computational biology
. Anti‐Js a was found in a Japanese female who had never received a transfusion and had borne 3 Js a ‐negative children. The antibody agglutinated Js a cells suspended in saline and treated with proteolytic enzymes as well as reacting with those cells by the indirect anti‐globulin test. This example is the first reported ‘naturally occurring’ anti‐Js a .