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A New Low‐Frequency Antigen BOW (Bowyer)
Author(s) -
Chaves M.A.,
Leak M.R.,
Poole J.,
Giles C.M.
Publication year - 1988
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.1423-0410.1988.tb04705.x
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , antigen , pronase , red cell , red blood cell , immunology , blood group antigens , medicine , biology , trypsin , biochemistry , enzyme
. BOW is a ‘new’ low‐frequency red‐cell antigen, detected in 2 unrelated English blood donors, that is sensitive to α‐chymotrypsin and pronase. Anti‐BOW is present in many polyspecific reagents used to define low‐frequency antigens. Red‐cell groups of the proposita, R.B., and her family show that the BOW blood group segregates independently from the ABO, Rh, MNSs, P 1 and Kell blood group systems.